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The presentation of the ‘Plano Nacional de Desenvolvimento Desportivo (PNDD)’ took place on Tuesday 20 January at 10.30 a.m. at Batalha Centro de Cinema in Porto. An initiative with the participation of Sónia Esperto, President of the National Institute for Rehabilitation (INR).

In her speech, Margarida Balseiro Lopes, Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport, announced that the PNDD represents an investment of about 130 million euros, which is the largest ever in sports development. In addition to underlining that "plans are only important if they are implemented and we have already signed contracts with eight high-performance centres for requalification and modernisation", noting that 10 million of the PNDD are already being implemented.

Also in the field of Accessible Sport, the Minister highlighted the strong commitment to the inclusion and expansion of sports, with specific funds for projects aimed at people with disabilities and to increase female participation in sport. "We are talking about five million euros for disability and about seven million euros to promote more women in sports," he said, adding that the Plan includes 44 measures and six strategic pillars for this purpose.

Regarding high performance, Margarida Balseiro Lopes highlighted the reinforcement of Olympic, Paralympic and Deaflympic preparation programs, totalling 45 million euros, with increases of up to 70 percent in the case of deaflympic preparation.

It should be noted that the National Sports Development Plan is a strategy to modernise the sports sector, promote inclusion and strengthen sports participation within 12 years.