# Balkan governments boost sports facilities > Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/balkan-governments-boost-sports-facilities > Updated: 2026-08-06T11:36:03.000Z. Sources: 10. Developments: 2. In late July 2026, the Centar municipality of Sarajevo replaced artificial turf at the Asim Ferhatović Hase stadium’s auxiliary field and launched a free sports‑rehabilitation program for war veterans and former camp inmates, using the Olympic Pool Otoka and an open‑air pool in Dobrinja. The project was jointly funded by the Canton Sarajevo Ministry of Culture and Sport and the municipality. A week later, officials in Montenegro and Serbia announced further sports‑infrastructure plans. Montenegro’s sport minister and Podgorica officials presented designs for a new athletics stadium, the reconstruction of the City Stadium’s eastern stand, and a tender for a 20,000‑seat national football stadium. In Serbia, the education minister visited the “Serbia Calls You” sports‑educational camp in Belgrade, which offers Olympic‑sport programmes and Serbian‑language workshops for diaspora youth. Both initiatives illustrate a coordinated regional effort to upgrade facilities and use sport to engage younger generations across the Balkans. ## Timeline ### 2026-08-06: Montenegro and Serbia unveil new sports infrastructure and youth camp initiatives Montenegro plans a new athletics stadium and other sports projects, while Serbia’s education minister promotes a diaspora youth sports camp linking participants to their heritage. 2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/montenegro-and-serbia-unveil-new-sports-infrastructure-and-youth-camp-initiatives ### 2026-07-31: Sarajevo municipalities improve sports facilities with new turf and rehabilitation pools Sarajevo’s Centar and Novi Grad municipalities upgraded sports facilities – new artificial turf at Asim Ferhatović Hase stadium and a free rehabilitation program for ~400 war veterans at local pools, funded by 8 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/sarajevo-municipalities-improve-sports-facilities-with-new-turf-and-rehabilitation-pools --- Cite as: Balkan governments boost sports facilities. CLSTR, https://clstr.news/situations/balkan-governments-boost-sports-facilities