Sport | Programs / Events

The "Sporty Chișinău" Festival is organized annually by Chișinău City Hall in "La Izvor" Park, located in the Buiucani sector.

Municipal program on the development of sports by establishing specialized football classes in educational institutions.

The "Seniors' Cup" for chess and checkers is a project developed by the Chișinău City Hall as part of the municipal program for active aging and intergenerational dialogue.

Chișinău hosted the European Beach Rugby Championship "Rugby Europe Beach Championship," a major sporting event held at the Arena in "La Izvor" Park.

In the period 2020-2023, Chisinau City Hall has allocated about 350 million lei for the promotion of sports in educational institutions.

Program for the promotion of healthy lifestyle, selection and training of performance athletes and training of the population of Chisinau municipality in the practice of sport.

The first edition of the International Tournament "Moldova Open Cup" Chisinau 2022 took place at the "Futsal Arena" of the FMF on November 23-27, 2022.

Chisinau Big Hearts Marathon is considered the biggest sport event, organized annually in the capital, which gathers thousands of participants.

On 11-14 May 2023, in the sports hall of the Specialized Handball School no. 2 in mun. Chisinau were held the matches of the international handball tournament "Spring Cup".

For the first time, the International Weightlifting Tournament, the Mayor's Cup, was organized.

In January-March 2023 the football tournament "Chisinaul de seara" was organized. The competition was attended by 91 teams, more than 2000 children and young people aged from 10 to 16.

The Chisinau City Hall in collaboration with the Rugby Federation of the Republic of Moldova organized in 2022, the Mayor's Cup of the Chisinau Municipality in Rugby-7 (Olympic event).

The Chisinau City Hall organizes the Republican Minifootball Tournament "Guguta", in which athletes from general educational institutions from Chisinau municipality participate.

The Chisinau City Hall contributes to the organization of the Chisinau Municipal Open Taekwondo-Do GTF Championship.

In 2022, the first edition of the Chisinau Municipality Cup in WT Taekwondo was organized, in which about 300 athletes from Chisinau and other localities of the Republic of Moldova, participated.

The National Greco-Roman and Freestyle Wrestling Championship is one of the most important sporting events of the year, attracting both experienced wrestlers and promising youngsters from all over the republic.

150 athletes from the Republic of Moldova, Romania, Macedonia, Hungary, Italy and Belgium took part in the 4th International Freestyle Wrestling Tournament in memory of Tudor Jubarcu, Master of Sport, Coach Emeritus of the Republic of Moldova.

Chisinau City Hall in cooperation with the Republican Lyceum with Sports Profile and the Sports Club "Vasile Luca" is holding the International Judo Tournament in memory of the Emeritus Coach of the Republic of Moldova "Vasile Luca".

Among the sports activities organized by the Chisinau City Hall is the Chisinau Municipal Kickboxing Championship.

More than 200 athletes from Moldova, Romania and Ukraine participated in April 2023 in the International Freestyle Wrestling Tournament, organized in memory of Nicolae Oriol.

The Chisinau City Hall together with the gymnastics section of the "Speranta" Sports School and the Rhythmic Gymnastics Federation of the Republic of Moldova organizes the Chisinau Municipal Championship in Rhythmic Gymnastics.

Every year the Open Championship of the Chisinau municipality in athletics is held.

The Open Championship of Chisinau municipality in artistic gymnastics is organized every year by the Chisinau City Hall.

Athletes, practicing aerobic gymnastics in schools, lyceums, associations and sports clubs from the municipality of Chisinau as well as guests from the municipality of Balti, participate in this competition.

The "Starturi vesele" are competitions organized annually by the Directorate General for Education, Youth and Sport, with the participation of teams from primary, secondary 1st and 2nd cycle educational institutions.

About 100 children from the beginners' sports groups participated in the competition for the age categories 2013, 2014 and 2015. All children were awarded with medals and diplomas.

Every year the Chisinau Municipal Swimming Championship is organized. The competition brings together hundreds of athletes from the municipality, who compete in various swimming events.

The Chisinau City Hall together with the Water Polo Sports School No. 4 and the Water Polo Federation of the Republic of Moldova organize the Open Championship of the Chisinau Municipality in water polo.

In May 2023 the international water polo tournament "Open Cup in memory of Emeritus Coach Vladimir Spitin" was organized with the participation of teams from the Republic of Moldova and Romania.

Every year, in the sports hall of the State University of Moldova, the Mayor's Open Cup of Chisinau municipality is held for table tennis (veterans, seniors, juniors, cadets and children).

The competition lasts a week, during which more than 200 participants from all over the country compete in this sport.

The Chisinau Open Chess Championship is organized by the Chisinau City Hall together with the Chess Federation of the Republic of Moldova.

Every year the City Hall of Chisinau together with the Federation of Checkers of the Republic of Moldova holds the Open Cup of the Municipality of Chisinau in checkers.

The competition gathered 61 athletes and 15 teams of men's and women's foil, who competed in various individual and team events.

The Chisinau City Hall organizes on various occasions running races with the participation of both competitive athletes and amateurs.

The competition is organized by the Chisinau City Hall in partnership with the Modern Pentathlon Federation of the Republic of Moldova and is hosted by the Specialized Taekwondo Sports School WTF No. 6.

170 children and young people who practice sports orienteering participated on May 9, 2023 in the Open Championship of the Chisinau municipality in sports orienteering, with the title „Azimutul Prieteniei”.

Under the aegis of the Paintball Association "ACP Moldova" in collaboration with the Chisinau City Hall, the annual Paintball Tournament REBALL U16 CUP for secondary school students is held.

The Chisinau City Hall, together with the Shooting Federation, annually holds the Open Cup of the municipality of Chisinau in Shooting (compressed air weapons) at the Shooting Range of the Central Sports Club of the National Army.

The best young kayak-canoe athletes from Chisinau municipality compete at the Open Championship of Chisinau municipality in kayak-canoe.

The Chisinau City Hall together with the National Yachting Sports Federation of the Republic of Moldova organizes the Open Championship of the Chisinau Municipality of Yachting.

The Chișinău City Hall and the Municipal Youth Center organize the annual "Velo Road Chișinău" Cycling Marathon every August.

In May 2022 the Chisinau City Hall together with the Equestrian Federation of the Republic of Moldova held the Open Championship of the Chisinau Municipality in horse riding.