Rustam Minnikhanov meets managers of International Festival of Extreme Sports
24 June 2015, Wednesday
On June 24, Interim President of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov met managers of International Festival of Extreme Sports (FISE) at the Cabinet of Ministers of the republic.
FISE CEO Herve Andre-Benoit and international development Director Olivier PASCAL told about the festival and popularity of such events among young people. The festival has been held since 1997. The following sports are included in the programme, - cycling, skateboarding, roller sport. The competitions are normally held for four days and broadcast in 100 countries.
According to Director of ANO “Executive directorate of sports projects” Azat Kadyrov, holding of FISE World Cup in Kazan in 2016 was discussed at the meeting. FISE managers are considering organization of the event in Russia. They have visited Moscow, St. Petersburg and Kazan.
Rustam Minnikhanov supported the idea and asked to go through details and variants of interaction with FISE managers.
Tatarstan President's Press Office, Elena Britvina
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