ORGANIZATION OF SPORTS TRAINING FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES: REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS FOR SPORTS FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT

Abstract

The article examines the regulatory requirements for sports facilities and equipment within the system of organizing sports training for persons with disabilities. The relevance of the study is due to the strengthening of inclusive approaches in the field of physical education and sports, the development of the Paralympic movement, and the need to modernize sports infrastructure in accordance with the principles of barrier-free access. The purpose of the study is to systematize international and national regulatory requirements for sports facilities and to determine their impact on the organization of the training process for persons with disabilities. The research employed theoretical analysis and generalization of scientific and methodological literature, regulatory and legal analysis of international and national documents, as well as comparative and structural-functional analysis. It was established that the organization of sports training for persons with disabilities is based on a multi-level regulatory system that includes provisions of international conventions, regulations of Paralympic federations, national laws, and state building standards. As a result of the systematization of current requirements, four functional blocks of regulatory support were identified: architectural and planning, spatial and functional, technical, and sanitary-hygienic. It has been proven that compliance of sports facilities with established standards directly affects the structure and content of training sessions, the level of safety, the density of physical load, athletes’ autonomy, and the need for technical support. A comparative analysis of international and national standards demonstrated a higher level of detail in international regulations concerning specific adaptive sports, which determines the need for further sector-specific refinement of national regulatory provisions. Problematic aspects of implementation were identified, including fragmented regulation, limited financial resources, and the absence of a systematic mechanism for auditing the accessibility of sports facilities.