Volleyball teams “Dinamo-Kazan” and “Zenit-Kazan” honoured at Kazan Kremlin
4 May 2015, Monday
On May 4, at the Kazan Kremlin Acting Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov took part in a solemn ceremony in honour of champions of Russia 2015 volleyball teams “Dinamo-Kazan” and “Zenit-Kazan”. Rustam Minnikhanov welcomed the teams and said that their victories have made a forthcoming Victory Day brighter.
“I am so happy to meet you on the threshold of the most important day – Victory Day. The teams have met our expectations. Luck is important, but work and aspiration are even more important,” Minnikhanov said. He added that managers, teams, and sponsors make up a big family and the whole country is proud of achievements of Kazan volleyball teams. Tatarstan has proved again that it is the center of volleyball in Russian Federation, Minnikhanov said.
The awards and certificates for 5 million roubles were handed over to the teams later on.
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