“Time will tell whether the goal we are aiming for is attainable but we are being serious about it,” said Prime Minister Donald Tusk said about Poland’s bid to host the Olympic Games during his visit to the Orlik field in Karczew near Warsaw The Prime Minister and the Minister of Sport and Tourism announced that additional Orlik fields would be built and that the Active School programme will be continued to stimulate the physical activity of children and youth We are also facing the need to resolve the issues plaguing professional sports in Poland Prime Minister Donald Tusk and Minister of Sport and Tourism Sławomir Nitras presented the details of the new initiative undertaken by the Ministry of Sport and Tourism during a press conference in Karczew held at one of the first Orlik fields in Poland the Olympic spirit and the heroes who won the medals and our hearts but also the relationships built during these activities,”  said the Prime Minister at the press conference which enable their users to practise various sports were built between 2008 and 2012 as part of the government programme “My Football Field - Orlik 2012.” This has increased the quality of accessible sports facilities by leaps and bounds “As far as the Orlik fields are concerned I am one of the founding fathers of this idea and I am still very happy about it today This is probably the one thing that nobody criticises,”  the government plans to allocate over 207 million PLN for the overhaul of these facilities The Orlik fields are now available in more than 67% of all municipalities in Poland the facilities are in dire need of a renovation; that is why the ministry is pursuing an initiative to overhaul them and restore them to their former glory The Ministry of Sport is ready to earmark the funding to overhaul these complexes in the next year or two we have secured the funds to build 90 new facilities,”  The Ministry of Sport and Tourism will build 1,000 new facilities in the coming years “We are also keen to see more of these facilities not only in municipalities 225 million PLN has been earmarked for these projects Local authorities will be able to receive subsidies up to 50% of total expenditures with the least affluent ones being able to request up to 70% of the total amount to be subsidised “Active School” is a government programme enabling children youth and families to take advantage of sports facilities by making school halls playing fields or sports halls available outside school hours and professional animators hosting activities and classes on weekdays and weekends we have launched the largest grassroots sports initiative ever conceived by the Ministry of Sport The Active School programme enabled us to open 3,000 sports facilities after school hours We want them to be open to the general public so that the local communities can use them at their leisure - in an organised and safe manner The salaries of the instructors are fully covered by the Ministry of Sport and Tourism the meagre wages almost led many of them to give up on their careers there would be no point to the facilities,”  the instructor earns an hourly rate of 60 PLN The “Active School” initiative also features a national football tournament for girls and boys the Prime Minister revealed that the Polish bid to host the Olympic Games has been in the works for a number of months now There are some things that bring us together no matter what we believe in or which party we support we think that we will be able to say that this goal brought everybody together,”  Minister Sławomir Nitras assured that Poland was ready to tackle this challenge from an organisational standpoint We need to start the debate about making the Olympic Games happen in Poland We also need to think about how to use this prospect as a driving force but for Poland as a whole - just as we did in 2012 with the European Football Championship,”  Donald Tusk claimed that given the preliminary decisions and declarations of the International Olympic Committee the Games in Poland could happen in 2040 or 2044 The Prime Minister thanked Minister Sławomir Nitras for his efforts to improve the situation of women in Polish sports The draft bill will be processed in the coming weeks “I wanted to thank Minister Nitras for this draft bill that will ensure that 30% of all seats in all bodies and sports associations need to be reserved for women,”  Other measures taken by the Ministry of Sport and Tourism to improve the situation in Polish sports include ensuring funding transparency and introducing solutions that prevent abuse perpetrated by coaches The funding of Polish sports has not always been transparent This issue has become particularly apparent in the context of the recent results of Polish athletes during the Olympic Games Only the Polish Badminton Association and the Polish Olympic Committee did not respond to the request of the Ministry of Sport and Tourism to the sports associations and organisations to disclose their expenses “Minister Nitras showed me that there are formal recommendations from the International Olympic Committee that call for the full transparency of institutions such as the Polish Olympic Committee and that require them to release their financial statements to the public,”  outlined in an official document of the International Olympic Committee mandate the disclosure of such information accommodation costs and all the other expenses should be made public,”  the Ministry will release the information received from other organisations and associations The Polish state has the tools needed to unveil what was going on behind the scenes in the world of Polish sports and what changes are needed the government is ready to change the relevant laws to support the process All sports associations should have a shared interest in promoting transparency of their operations Tusk said: “Considering the initial decisions commitments and declarations of the International Olympic Committee Sensacyjna zapowiedź. Polska chce zorganizować Igrzyska Olimpijskie#PAPinformacje https://t.co/q3yVInl6YT "I dedicate this announcement to today’s 10- declaring that "Poland will formally make efforts to host the Olympic Games.” 🇵🇱 Prime Minister @DonaldTusk: Today in Karczew, at the Orlik, I am announcing that Poland is entering the race to host the Olympic Games, I score a goal and celebrate like a child. https://t.co/01ueKWuo7K Addressing reporters alongside his Sports Minister Sławomir Nitras Tusk revealed: "We have been in talks for many months to make this dream a reality." Premier @DonaldTusk w #Karczew: Polska formalnie podejmie starania o organizację Igrzysk Olimpijskich. pic.twitter.com/ACDlZbNrIV “Life will show whether this is a realistic goal,” he told the briefing Igrzyska olimpijskie w Polsce? Deklaracja premierahttps://t.co/c6XW4pwVxa Polish athletes brought home 10 medals, one gold, four silver and five bronze, from the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games The medal tally marked Team Poland's worst Olympic performance since the 1956 Melbourne Games placing it 42nd in the overall nations standings Host nation France finished fifth with 64 medals NA ŻYWO | Konferencja prasowa Premiera Donalda Tuska oraz Ministra Sportu i Turystyki Sławomira Nitrasa https://t.co/ynTlwaSIjf Poland (AP) — Poland Prime Minister Donald Tusk announced Friday that his country will strive to host the Summer Olympics for the first time with a particular eye on the Games in 2040 and 2044 Tusk was speaking at a sports field in Karczew where boys were involved in soccer training “Life will show whether this is a realistic goal," he said "Taking into account the initial decisions declarations of the International Olympic Committee 15-year-olds that Poland will formally make efforts to organize the Olympic Games.” Tusk explained that 2040 and 2044 were the earliest realistic dates given other hosting decisions made by the IOC His announcement comes after a poor display by Poland at the 2024 Olympics in Paris Poland won 10 medals altogether and took 42nd place in the overall standings making it the country’s worst performance since 1956 Poland has also yet to stage a Winter Olympics although it did co-host the 2012 European Soccer Championship along with Ukraine AP Olympics: https://apnews.com/hub/2024-paris-olympic-games Plasteurope.com is a business information platform for the European plastics industry It is part of KI Kunststoff Information and PIE Plastics Information Europe one of the leading content providers for the European plastics industry We offer daily updated business news and reports polymer prices and other services for the international plastics industry News | Polymer Prices | Suppliers Guide | Jobs | Register | Advertising Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk announced Friday that his country will strive to host the Summer Olympics for the first time Tusk was speaking at a sports field in Karczew, a town south of Warsaw where boys were doing soccer training behind him “Life will show whether this is a realistic goal," he said “Taking into account the initial decisions 15-year-olds that Poland will formally make efforts to organize the Olympic Games," added Tusk as he also pledged investments to renovate and expand youth sports training facilities “I probably won’t be running around the pitch when the Olympics are in Poland,” said the 67-year-old premier “But I can do a lot over the next few years to make this dream a real project." Tusk's announcement comes after a poor display by Poland at the 2024 Olympics in Paris Sports Minister Slawomir Nitras said: “I saw the Games in Paris and I can say that from the organizational side we are able to organize such an event AP Olympics: https://apnews.com/hub/2024-paris-olympic-games has upgraded its operating system for unloading livestock in Karczew increasing the speed of its slaughter line by 25% to 10,000 chickens an hour The development follows the recent completion of a new plant construction for the company and coincides with the creation of a new line for ready meals SuperDrob said the new unloading process will deliver a signicant improvement in the welfare of the poultry and considerably improved working conditions for employees on the company’s slaughter line ”The cages were previously unloaded manually which was hard work,” said SuperDrob’s production manager in Karczew ”while everything is now fully automated.” The development of the new line for ready meals in Łódź is capable of producing 1.5 tonnes of product per hour allowing the company to access new markets for its output SuperDrob is a family-owned egg to a retail product company which was established 22 years ago Close to 50% of its output is exported to other EU countries Headline image shows the company’s Łódź plant Privacy Policy | Cookies Policy | Terms & Conditions