Experience in the protection and use of sports heritage objects in the historical environment

The article discusses the practice of working with sports heritage objects in the historical environment of cities. The main options for preserving and using objects of this typology are listed. An assessment is made of the adaptive use of sports facilities with the preservation of historical and cultural memory, partial recreation of the historical appearance of the facility, renovation of the territory with rethinking of its meaning, restoration with adaptation for modern use, revalorization of the territory with rethinking of the value and other types of preservation and use of sports heritage objects. An architectural and urban planning analysis of significant objects of world, Russian and regional practice was carried out. The main problems of preserving and using sports heritage sites in the historical environment of cities have been identified. The need to revise the principles and approaches in this matter has been identified.