Seirijai, Lithuania gain renewed sports complex
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Residents of Seirijai, Lithuania, celebrated the reopening of their town’s sports complex after renovations funded by the National Sports Agency and Lazdijų rajono savivaldybė (Lazdijai District Municipality).
Until recently, the town of fewer than 700 people lacked adequate facilities for recreation, and young rugby players trained in a poor condition stadium or gymnasium at Antanas Žmuidzinavičius Gymnasium.
The renovated complex includes a rugby pitch with natural grass, a running track, courts for basketball and beach volleyball, and a repaired indoor sports hall. The project received 500,000 Euros from the Sport Support Fund of the National Sports Agency, with an additional 180,000 Euros contributed by the municipality. Gymnasium director Zita Ščerbetkienė expressed her joy, stating that the space has already hosted classes for several weeks and will be open to residents of Seirijai, Lazdijai, and surrounding communities.
Project leader Irena Eimanavičienė noted the facility exceeds expectations, featuring a larger rugby field, a multi-purpose court, a beach volleyball court, and a 100-square-meter parquet floor in the sports hall for dancers and table tennis players. The complex is unique in the region, offering facilities not available within a 30-kilometer radius and becoming a hub for rugby training, as Antanas Žmuidzinavičius Gymnasium is known for developing rugby players.
More coaches are expected to begin work at the complex soon, with the space available to the community on weekdays and weekends.
