Ildar Khalikov presents awards for high sports achievements at Kazan Universiade
15 April 2014, Tuesday
On April 15 Tatarstan Prime Minister Ildar Khalikov presented awards of Russian Federation and the Republic of Tatarstan for high sports achievements at 27th World Summer Universiade in Kazan, and letter of gratitude of Russian Minister of Culture to cultural and art workers for personal contribution to preservation of Russian cultural heritage in Crimea and Sevastopol.
Ildar Khalikov said he had never presented so many awards before, and noted that Kazan Universiade was announced the best in the history of sport student games.
Certificate of honour of Russian President was presented to Master of Sports of Russia in trap shooting Nikolay Teply, and Master of Sports in field hockey Aleksey Mayorov for high sport achievements at Kazan Universiade.
Commendation of Russian President was awarded to winners of competitions, masters of sport Dmitry Khomyakov, Svetlana Krasheninnikova, and Antonina Savelieva.
Medal “For merits in development of local self-government in the Republic of Tatarstan” was presented to Director General of OAO “Nizhnekamsk public transport enterprise №1” Agtas Galiakhmetov. Medals “For valorous labour” were presented to heads of Universiade executive office Farid Abdulganiev, Azat Galiakhmetov, and Daniya Valeeva.
The title “Honoured worker of physical culture” was given to Head of the Department of temporary structures Sergey Ozerov.
Deputy Director General of Universiade executive office Dmitry Mikhailov became honoured worker of information and communication.
The title “Honoured worker of high school” was given to Deputy Director General of Universiade executive office Larisa Sulima.
Commendation of Tatarstan President was awarded to employees of the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sport, and Universiade executive office. Certificates of honour were presented to rectors and protectors of Tatarstan higher educational institutions.
Commendation of Tatarstan President was awarded to cultural and art workers for personal contribution to preservation of Russian cultural heritage in Crimea and Sevastopol.
On 9 May Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin took part in a ceremony of laying flowers to the monument “The victorious soldier” dedicated to the celebrations of the Day of Victory in the Great Patriotic War (WW II) 1941-1945 and held at Arsk cemetery in Kazan.
On 8 May, speaking at a meeting held by the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov in the Government House of the republic with participation of the Acting Chairman of the State Council of the republic Marat Akhmetov and the regional Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin, the Minister of Construction, Architecture and Housing Utilities Sector of the republic Marat Ayzatullin reported that capital overhaul of social facilities is in full swing in the republic with 170 educational facilities having been included into regional and federal programmes.
On 4 May at a briefing held in the Tatarstan Government House it was told that currently there are 92 combat veterans, the last witnesses of the Great Patriotic War (WW II) of 1941-1945, living in the republic. The briefing also informed about veterans’ support measures and how the republic is planning to celebrate the Victory Day on 9 May.
The Deputy Prime Minister of the republic Leyla Fazleeva told that names of 353 Heroes of the Soviet Union from Tatarstan “ are immortalized in street names, on memorials, in monuments and squares and, of course, in our memory”. “The Victory Day is the day of memory, mourning and joy. It is the event which today should be clearly understandable to all young people and younger generation of Tatarstan,” she said.
On 24 April, upon his arrival to the Kazan International Airport, the Defense Minister of China Dong Jun was welcomed by Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin, representatives of the General Consulate of China in Kazan and other officials