Palace of Sports "Moskvich": history, description, address

The Moscow Sports Palace "Moskvich" is an integral part of the huge complex. It was opened in 1969. The palace belongs to a large sports complex.

Historical reference

Many people know that most major sports facilities in Moscow were built on the eve of the famous 1980 Olympics. But here we are talking about an exception. The Palace of Sports AZLK "Moskvich" began to erect long before this event - back in the 1960s. It was intended for workers of a well-known automobile plant.

Now very few people know that it was originally called MZMA. This abbreviation stands for the Moscow factory of small cars. By the end of the sixties it was renamed into the AZLK (Automobile Plant named after the Lenin Komsomol).

Name

The Palace of Sports "Moskvich" in the people is still often called AZLK, this name is often featured in marathon and other profile forums. However, the automobile plant itself was liquidated in 2010 as a result of bankruptcy.

Despite this, the sports complex, which once assembled workers with AZLC in its walls, still works and is quite successful. Now it is a full-fledged training school of the Olympic reserve, intended for children and youth.

Components of the complex

Often in search of information about the activities of this center, people are interested in what occupation there is in the sports palace "Moskvich". There are a lot of sections here:

• An arena for athletes;
• Ice Palace;
• gym;
• pool;
• Wrestling zone;
• aerobics;
• Volleyball and basketball halls.

Both children and adults here can enroll in such sports:

• figure skating;
• shooting;
• curling;
• tennis;
• softball;
• Dance sport and much more.

According to the data, the number of pupils exceeds seven thousand people.

Contact details

If you live in the southeast of the capital, then you easily get to the palace of sports "Moskvich". Address of the sports complex: Lublinskaya Street, Building 15, Building 7. The nearest metro station is "Tekstilshchiki".

All information regarding the classes you can find out by calling 8-499-179-31-23. The complex is open daily from 7 am to 10 pm. The last day of the month is sanitary, this day the palace is closed.

Different cost of classes in the center "Moskvich". The Sports Palace offers a variety of sections, the price of the visit ranges from 200 rubles per session. Subscription for a long time will cost more.

How to get to the "Moskvich" (Palace of Sports)?

"Tekstilshchiki" - a metro station, which is located in close proximity to the sports complex. Professional athletes have calculated that the distance between them is only 86 steps. And if you plan to travel from another part of the capital by car, then you need to go to the metro station "Tekstilshchiki" along Volgogradsky Prospekt. Next to the sports complex is a large car parking.

Quantitative composition

In this sports school involved about 600 students. Among them there are members of the basic staff, some have the title of masters of sports.

About 100 people compete for Russian national teams in various sports, more than 60 athletes are listed. According to the order of Moskomport, taking into account the presence of a proper base and professional instructors-trainers in the "Muscovite" experimental groups for figure skating, football, track and field athletics, bullet shooting and other sports have earned.

Famous graduates

In different years, "Moskvich" (Palace of Sports) produced real figure skating stars, who started their way here: Irina Slutskaya, Ilya Averbukh, Irina Lobachev and other champions, as well as participants in world famous competitions.

Admission of pupils is carried out from four years and is spent in August. But you need to consider that the classes are designed for those who plan to seriously engage in sports career.

The group of developing choreography accepts children from the age of 4. In addition to dancing, they are engaged in stretching, partner gymnastics and other disciplines.

Where can I run?

The Palace of Sports "Moskvich" has an excellent infrastructure for professional runners. Track and field athletics arena is located on the fourth floor of the complex, the hall is very spacious, the windows are high. All treadmills are equipped with a synthetic coating, some of them are a standard size circle, others are straight, their length is 110 meters. Inside is a playground, which is disconnected by grids.

The opinions of the professionals about the sports palace are ambiguous, many complain about the dull conditions and the Soviet style, others do not like the hard cover of the tracks. Very often after training joints hurt. To avoid this, they recommend carefully choosing athletic shoes.

The rules of running in a special arena are as follows:

• Movement should be carried out along the tracks counter-clockwise, and warm-up running - on the outside;
• You can not cross marked tracks and change them dramatically;
• Do not run against the general movement;
• Before you go to training, you need to look at the left side, so as not to collide with anyone.

Pool and its characteristics

The Palace of Sports "Moskvich" also has a large swimming pool. Its length is 50 meters. It also includes 8 tracks. The depth of the pool is from 1.2 to 3.5 meters. There is an electronic scoreboard.

You can do it in the pool either with the coach or yourself. Also here you can go to aqua aerobics, for children special groups for swimming have been created. Age of admission is 7 years and over.

From the minuses, visitors note the time limits, the closure of the club in July and August, as well as the tightness in the locker rooms. In order to enroll in the pool, you need a certificate from the doctor.

Conditions of stay

Most visitors do not complain about the conditions of stay in the sports center. Changing rooms and showers have been renovated relatively recently and are in a normal state. Cabinets can be closed with a key, and the outer clothing in the cold season is offered for rent in the wardrobe. Cleanliness in the room is noted.

In the arena are often held classes for children, so if you want to run there on special tracks, then choose unoccupied or look at the schedule of group training.

In addition to sports sections, there is a solarium, beauty salon, rooms for massage and cosmetic procedures.

Where can I have lunch?

Naturally, after the power procedures, many will want to refresh themselves. On the territory of "Moskvich" there is a cafe where you can have lunch or just have a snack. It does not serve alcoholic beverages. Also in the complex you can buy all the sports equipment you need to practice in a specialized store.

The Palace of Sports "Moskvich" - these are two stadiums, a swimming pool, an ice arena, tennis courts and much more. If you want to always be healthy and lead an active lifestyle - you can visit this sports complex.