Development of athletics through construction of athletic tracks and venues

The basic problem is the lack of athletic track and the lack of a systematic approach to the construction of athletic track in terms of the development of athletics and sports in general. To achieve this goal it is necessary to take several steps. Athletic track cadastre for the region should be developed with reference to the existing tracks in Croatia, illustrate the possibility of constructing athletic tracks and venues in combination with other sports fields, focus on the size of land for construction and the cost in relation to the number of running lanes at the track and sports fields. Next step would be to explore the possibility of constructing sixty, two hundred, three hundred thirty three and four hundred meters athletic tracks with an emphasis on construction of unified compact two hundred meters athletic tracks with basic venues and multifunctional sports fields situated on outer areas of elementary and high schools. It is necessary to emphasize the importance of obtaining certificate or consent for the project solution by the Croatian athletics federation, Olympic committee, line ministry and Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Zagreb, to analyze the cost-effectiveness (validity) of constructing athletic tracks with venues and sports fields at regional level. By implementing the above steps it is possible to positively influence the sport culture in elementary and high school, and the development of basic sports (athletics) which is a predisposition for all other sports. Methodology work is desk study. The objective of this paper is to show in which way to encourage the development of athletics at the regional level.