Medal of International Fair Play Committee granted to Tatarstan President

On July 19, at the Kazan Kremlin, before gala Fair Play event, President of International Fair Play Committee Jenő Kamuti granted the medal of the Committee toTatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov.

Awards of the International Committee will be awarded to people, who made considerable contribution to promotion of fair play principles in sport last year.

Rustam Minnikhanov thanked Jenő Kamuti for giving him such a privilege and assured him that Tatarstan leadership will always put much emphasis on development of sport and promotion of fair play principles in sport.

The International Fair Play Committee is a non-governmental organization founded in 1963 by UNESCO, World Council of Physical Education and Sport Science (SIEPSS), International Sport Press Association (AIPS) and a famous French tennis player of 1920s Jean Borotra.

The Committee includes 130 member societies (national Olympic committees, including Russian Olympic Committee, international sports federations), and individual members. The managing board consists of General Assembly and Administrative Council (30 members).

Main activities of the Committee are promotion of fair play principles in sport and annual presentation of awards. Fair Play Award is the so-called Code of ethics of sports community and is granted to sportsmen, heads of sports organizations, employees of media agencies, fans for showing nobility in sport, promotion of humanism, high moral principles in sport and life, rejection of all forms of violence against competitors, and charity activities.