The new "Regulations on Sports and Fitness Centers," adopted by the State Committee of Turkmenistan for Physical Culture and Sports and registered by the Ministry of Justice of Turkmenistan under registration number 1954, officially confirmed that public-private partnership (PPP) will be actively developed in the country's sports sector. According to the new document, sports and fitness centers can be established not only by the state, but can also be widely organized with the participation of private entrepreneurs and on the basis of mixed ownership. This crucial mechanism opens up significant new opportunities for systematically attracting private investment into our country's sports sector and jointly developing modern sports infrastructure.
These centers, to be established within the framework of public-private partnerships, will serve as a core foundation for promoting a healthy lifestyle among the population and training high-performance athletes. The active involvement of the private sector will pave the way for expanding the variety of sports services and implementing more flexible management practices. Concurrently, the quality and safety of services offered to citizens will be strictly monitored by the state, and compliance certificates from the "Turkmenstandartlary" Main State Service will be required to ensure that the work performed meets international standards.
In the centers constructed under this partnership, adaptive physical culture and adaptive sports services will become accessible to individuals requiring special social support, specifically citizens with disabilities or limited health capacities. As a result of combining private investor support with state assistance, new centers equipped with specialized fitness and rehabilitation machinery will be built. This will provide substantial aid to people with disabilities in restoring temporarily lost bodily functions, facilitating their smooth social integration into society, and helping them overcome psychological barriers.
The financial sustainability of the sports and fitness centers operating under public-private partnerships will also be secured through diverse sources, including the state budget, private entrepreneurs' own funds, bank loans, international grants, and revenues from entrepreneurial activities. The fact that the profit remaining after taxes and other mandatory payments is left at the disposal of the centers themselves will create a strong incentive for both private and public partners to systematically upgrade the material and technical base, purchase new and modern sports equipment, and attract specialists and coaches under favorable conditions.
