Kazan to host World rowing championship among students
24 October 2011, Monday
World championship in academic rowing among students will be held in September 2012 in Kazan. Organization of this event has been discussed today at a meeting between the Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov and CEO of International Federation of Rowing Associations (FISA) Matt Smith.
The meeting was held at the Kazan Kremlin with participation of Tatarstan minister of youth affairs, sport and tourism Rafis Burganov, Director of ANO “Executive office of Universiade – 2013” Vladimir Leonov, President of Russian student sports union Oleg Matytsin, CEO of Russian university rowing association Yulia Anikeeva.
The decision to hold World championship in academic rowing among students in September 2012 was made at the meeting. The competitions will be held after Olympic Games in London thus the best sportsmen of the world may take part in the event. An organizing committee of the forthcoming competitions is expected to be organized in the nearest future.
In the course of meeting Rustam Minnikhanov told Matt Smith about development of academic rowing in Tatarstan and preparation for Universiade – 2013.
We remind that academic rowing was included in the program of Kazan Universiade. The competitions will take place in a new rowing centre, one of the most up-to-date rowing complexes in Europe.
The meeting was held at the Kazan Kremlin with participation of Tatarstan minister of youth affairs, sport and tourism Rafis Burganov, Director of ANO “Executive office of Universiade – 2013” Vladimir Leonov, President of Russian student sports union Oleg Matytsin, CEO of Russian university rowing association Yulia Anikeeva.
The decision to hold World championship in academic rowing among students in September 2012 was made at the meeting. The competitions will be held after Olympic Games in London thus the best sportsmen of the world may take part in the event. An organizing committee of the forthcoming competitions is expected to be organized in the nearest future.
In the course of meeting Rustam Minnikhanov told Matt Smith about development of academic rowing in Tatarstan and preparation for Universiade – 2013.
We remind that academic rowing was included in the program of Kazan Universiade. The competitions will take place in a new rowing centre, one of the most up-to-date rowing complexes in Europe.
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