To Maintain Spirit of Sport in Tatarstan

Rustam Minnikhanov held the board meeting of RT Ministry of youth affairs, sports and tourism covering its work in 2008 and tasks for 2009.

In the meeting took part RF Deputy Minister of sport, tourism and youth policy Natalia Parshikova, President of Russian student sport union Oleg Matytsin, Deputy of the Russian State Duma Ildar Gilmutdinov, Secretary General of Russian Olympic committee, Yury Yuryev.

Rustam Minnikhanov said that the main sport achievement in the republic was winning of the right to hold the World student summer games in 2013. He also assured the participants that despite world finance crisis all sport objects for Universiade-2013 would be built.

RT PM emphasized that 7 bln. roubles would be allocated from federal budget for construction of Universiade village and other sport objects.

Rustam Minnikhanov is sure that upon holding Universiade-2013 the city of Kazan is due to become a well-known capital across the world. Thus, it should influence development of tourism in the republic. He marked as well the work of RT Ministry of youth affairs, sports and tourism in 2008 and thanked federal structures for support.

RT Minister of youth affairs, sports and tourism Marat Bariev, Director of municipal unitary enterprise “Directorate of Universiade-2013” Vladimir Leonov, Secretary General of Russian Olympic committee Yury Yuryev, Head of Elabuga municipal unit Ilshat Gafurov also made reports at the collegium.