Delegation of Tatarstan has taken off to Harbin

17 February 2009, Tuesday
Prime minister of Republic Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov took off to the city of Harbin (China) for participation in opening ceremony of the World winter university game of 2009.

Tatarstan delegation consists of mayor of Kazan Ilsur Metshin, the members of organizing committee Universiada-2013 in Kazan, the representatives of city administration, the RT Ministry on affairs of youth, sports and tourism.

President of the Russian student's sports union Oleg Matytsin and minister on affairs of youth, sports and tourism Marat Bariev already for several days have been staying in Harbin where they take part in conferences and sessions. During the stay in China the delegation of Tatarstan will visit a number of sports objects in Harbin and other cities, including a mountain-skiing complex where biathlonists and snow-boardists get trained.

Tatarstan is presented in Universiada 2009 by more than 30 sportsmen who will perform in three kinds of sports - high-speed run on skates (Ekaterina Lukojanova from Zelenodolsk will start on distances of 500 and 1000 meters), hockey ("Ak Bars" players) (Kazan), Leningorsk о and Almetyevsk "Neftyanik"), synchronous skating ( team "Tatarstan").
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