Laying of the first stone of the future Punaruu combat sports center

The laying of the first stone of the future complex dedicated to combat sports took place this morning in Punaauia in the presence of the authorities of the Country and the State.

The construction of this center on the west coast of Tahiti heralds other facilities for the development of combat sports across French Polynesia.

“All combat sports, such as the noble art, traditional martial arts (judo, taekwondo, etc.), or modern sports of self-defense or “mixed martial arts “, currently scattered in different structures, will soon be brought together in a single suitable place… over a total area of ​​1800 m²”, reported in 2019 on the website of the Presidency.

The idea is indeed to have several combat sports development schools in order to develop the level of competitors and local competitions towards excellence. But the country also wishes to promote combat sports among young people in difficulty, by allowing them to practice them, no longer in the street, but within adapted equipment and with high-level supervision.

The objective of this operation is of course to offer an appropriate place for the development of young people, but also of the not so young, who wish to learn or improve their skills in combat sports, while respecting the values ​​of sport, and also to welcome school children.

Financially, the work represents a total cost of 700 million cfp, with the State and the Country contributing respectively up to 300 million cfp and 400 million cfp. Once again, by financing this building, the State and the Country prove that their relations are very good.

The construction of this work also makes it possible to fit in with the strategic axes presented by the Ministry of Youth and Sports, and the “ambition 2027” project carried out by the COPF in the perspective of the Pacific Games.

Work should begin at the beginning of 2023 for an end scheduled for June 2024.