Aleksey Pesoshin takes part in a ceremony of opening the V summer Transneft sports and athletic contest in Kazan

On 24 June Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin took part in a ceremony of opening the V summer the Transneft Company sports and athletic contest organized at the Universiade Village in Kazan. 

Winter and summer Transneft sports and athletic contests are held since 2011. The V contest is dedicated to 30th anniversary of the company and will host 575 athletes from all over Russia – 24 teams comprised of employees of the Transneft and its organizations, who will compete in basketball, volleyball, mini-football, table tennis, swimming and billiards. 

Speaking at the ceremony, Aleksey Pesoshin stated that Tatarstan and the Transneft Company have developed mutually beneficial relations. “On the top of joint projects on stimulating scientific-technical and innovational activity and infrastructure development, we attach great attention to implementation of social projects and programmes. It is gratifying that the Transneft Company is developing sports and makes an invaluable contribution into improvement of the national health,” he said and wished participants of the competitions success and a pleasant stay in Kazan.