{"id":156031,"date":"2025-09-17T21:22:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-17T18:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/156031\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T20:40:57","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T20:40:57","slug":"lukasenka-changes-financing-of-sports-federations-and-clubs","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/156031\/","title":{"rendered":"\u0141uka\u0161enka changes rules for financing of sports federations, clubs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>September 17, <em>Pozirk.<\/em><\/strong> Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka has signed an edict \u201cOn Providing Support to Sports Organizations,\u201d his press office reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The document introduces a \u201cnew state support mechanism for federations and sports clubs,\u201d enabling them to get subsidies \u201cwith strictly targeted spending.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cFederations can receive subsidies from the national budget, while clubs in team and non-team sports can receive them from local budgets,\u201d the statement reads.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The government will regulate the amount of subsidies, sponsorship from state organizations and advertising revenue, as well as the salaries of federation leaders, athletes and coaches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tax incentives for sponsors will be discontinued.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"insert-block\">\n\n    <div class=\"insert-block__img\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"354\" height=\"236\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752.jpg 1128w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> Society<\/label>\n\n                            <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> Sport<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">Society, Sport<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">Belarusian biathletes not to participate in 2026 Winter Olympics<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">August 28,&nbsp;Pozirk.&nbsp;Belarusian biathletes will not take part in next year\u2019s Winter Olympic Games in at Milano-Cortina 2026, based on the allocation of quota places by the International Biathlon Union (IBU). With less than six months to go until the Olympic &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/152943\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read the article<\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>September 17, Pozirk. Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka has signed an edict \u201cOn Providing Support to Sports Organizations,\u201d his press office reported. The document introduces a \u201cnew state support mechanism for federations and sports clubs,\u201d enabling them to get subsidies \u201cwith strictly targeted spending.\u201d \u201cFederations can receive subsidies from the national budget, while clubs in team and non-team [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":75,"featured_media":99232,"template":"","rubric":[32],"class_list":["post-156031","articles","type-articles","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","rubric-sport"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>\u0141uka\u0161enka changes rules for financing of sports federations, clubs | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"September 17, Pozirk. Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka has signed an edict \u201cOn Providing Support to Sports Organizations,\u201d his press office reported. 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