Youth Grassroots Sports Academy
Structured athletics and team-sport training for children aged 6 to 19.
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Sports for every child in Cluj-Napoca
Empowering Youth & Community Through Sports in Cluj-Napoca
Since 2002, Club Sportiv Whooooo Istru has opened the track, the pitch and the gym to anyone willing to lace up. We are a volunteer-led, non-profit athletic club built on discipline, fair play and the simple belief that a neighbourhood grows stronger when its children train together.
Founded 2002 · Cluj-Napoca
Strada Baba Novac 27, 400531 Cluj-Napoca
National Register Number 17304/A/2002
Two decades on the same fields
20+
Years of community service
Continuously active since 2002
1,500+
Young athletes trained
Ages 6 to 19, all districts of Cluj
50+
Local tournaments & events
Hosted or co-organised in Cluj county
40
Volunteers & coaches
Licensed trainers and parent volunteers
Programs
Core sports & programs
Four pillars carry the club's work through the season, from first steps on the track to regional championship weekends.
Community Health & Active Living
Free outdoor fitness and health-literacy workshops for adults and seniors.
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Adaptive Sports for Inclusion
Wheelchair basketball and adapted athletics with two partner special schools.
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Local & Regional Championship Hosting
Organising fixtures, county cups and the annual regional youth championship.
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Community news & recent events
What has been happening on our fields, in the sports hall and around the neighbourhood.
Championship12 May 2026
Whooooo Istru juniors take third place at the Cluj County Athletics Cup
Twenty-two athletes from our U14 and U16 groups competed across sprint, relay and long jump events at Cluj Arena, finishing on the county podium for the fourth consecutive season.
Community health28 April 2026
Spring "Move Together" weekend brings 300 neighbours to Baba Novac
Free fitness circuits, blood-pressure screening with volunteer nurses and a family relay closed the street for one Saturday morning of shared movement.
Camps3 March 2026
Applications open for the summer grassroots camp in Apuseni
Ten days of altitude running, teamwork games and nutrition workshops. Thirty places are reserved for children from low-income families, fully covered by club scholarships.
Legal status & non-profit verification
Registered Non-Profit Athletic Organization (NGO)
We publish our registration details openly so families, donors, municipal partners and verification bodies such as TechSoup and Google for Nonprofits can confirm who we are.
- Registered in the Romanian National Register of Sports Associations under number 17304/A/2002.
- Operating as a non-governmental, non-profit athletic association; no distributed profit, all surplus reinvested in youth programs.
- Registered office and training base: Strada Baba Novac 27, 400531 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
- Annual activity and financial reports are available on request to members, donors and municipal partners.
- Legal name
- Club Sportiv Whooooo Istru
- National Register Number
- 17304/A/2002
- Registered office
- Strada Baba Novac 27, 400531 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
- Founded
- 2002