Ildar Khalikov opens All-Russia competitions on belt-wrestling
24 February 2012, Friday
VIII open All-Russia tournament on belt-wrestling for the prizes of RF honored coaches A.Shaikhutdinov and M.Sakhabutdinov has started in Vysogorosky region (the Republic of Tatarstan). RT Prime Minister Ildar Khalikov attended a solemn ceremony.
Sportsmen from 11 RF regions and 17 regions of Tatarstan take part in traditional competitions held in sports complex “Biektau”. Wrestlers from Bashkortostan, Vladimir, Mary - El, Moscow, Nizhny Novgorod, Chuvashia will compete at the event.
Speaking at the opening ceremony Ildar Khalikov welcomed all participants and guests of competitions. “Year by year more sportsmen come here to take part in competitions which are very important for us. This sport preserves national culture and Tatar people,” Head of Tatarstan Government said.
Ildar Khalikov reminded that various kinds of sport are developing in republic, but special attention is paid to belt-wrestling. “No wonder than more than 30 thousand people in republic exercise such a bright, beautiful and manly sport,” the PM stated.
He wished all sportsmen do their best and a striking performance for the audience. Ildar Khalikov also granted several awards for efficient work on development of belt-wrestling in Tatarstan.
On 1 April Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin and Russian Minister of Healthcare Mikhail Murashko introduced Ayrat Farrakhov, who was appointed the Acting Rector of Kazan State Medical University (KSMU) to its staff.
In his speech Mikhail Murashko emphasized that today KSMU is rightfully considered one of the most respected in the country and said:”Ayrat (Zakievich) has been officially appointed the Acting Rector and I am sure that under his leadership the University will maintain the positions it has achieved and, of course, will continue its development.”
On 31 March in the Government House of the republic Tatarstan Deputy Prime Minister Leyla Fazleeva hold a meeting of the Commission on the Russian language under the Rais of Tatarstan, which considered key issues of supporting and developing Russian language, including new educational initiatives and discussed programmes of popularization of Russian literature and activities to preserve the language heritage.
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