XIII All-Russian table tennis tournament dedicated to the memory of Nurgali Minnikhanov finished in Sabinsky region
23 March 2014, Sunday
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 theOrder 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.
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On 12 April in his address to residents of the republic, Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin congratulated them with the Space Exploration Day and said: “April 12, 1961 has forever been inscribed into the world history as the day of triumph of the Soviet science and engineering thought. The flight of Yuriy Gagarin opened the way to the stars for the humankind and demonstrated to the whole world the might of our country.
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The Forum created a unified scientific, technological and investment space where scientific ideas are transformed into competitive products, and startups gain access to capital and markets. Its business programme is organically integrated into the regional and federal agenda for achieving technological sovereignty and leadership of Russia, he said.