XIII All-Russian table tennis tournament dedicated to the memory of Nurgali Minnikhanov finished in Sabinsky region

On March 23, the 13th All-Russian memorial table tennis tournament dedicated to the memory of honoured forester of Russia and Tatarstan, knight of the “Order of the Badge of Honor” and the Order of the October Revolution Nurgali Minnikhanov finished in Sabinsky region.

Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov attended an awards ceremony.

To the point, the tournament is traditionally held in Leshoz (Sabinsky region). Men and women aged from 9 to 40 years old took part in competitions started on March 21. Many of them are famous athletes, winners of multiple awards and various competitions. Chief tournament referee, Tatarstan chief table tennis coach Ruslan Stepanov noted that this is the only tournament of such a format, which gathers athletes from many Tatarstan regions. This year, the best sportsmen from Russian regions also competed in the tournament with the prize fund of 200,000 roubles.

Upon completion of the final competitions, the awards ceremony took place.

Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov, Tatarstan Minister of Forestry Nail Magdeev, Tatarstan Minister of Transport and Roads Lenar Safin, Deputy of Russian State Duma Ildar Gilmutdinov, Tatarstan Deputy Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Khalil Shaikhutdinov, Head of Sabinsky region Rais Minnikhanov, President of Tatarstan Table Tennis Federation Ainur Aideldinov presented awards to winners.

Awarding the sportsmen, Rustam Minnikhanov noted that the table tennis tournament is becoming more popular every year.