Tatarstan Prime Minister Ildar Khalikov takes part in closing ceremony of XVI FINA World Masters Championship
16 August 2015, Sunday
Tatarstan Prime Minister Ildar Khalikov takes part in closing ceremony of XVI FINA World Masters Championship
On August 16, Tatarstan Prime Minister Ildar Khalikov took part in closing ceremony of XVI FINA World Masters Championship held in FINA park. The ceremony started with the concert. Special videos with major events of the championship were shown.
After the concert Tatarstan Prime Minister Ildar Khalikov and Member of FINA Bureau Mohamed Diop took the stage.
Ildar Khalikov expressed gratitude to FINA family for trusting Kazan to host such a big sport holiday. I would like to thank Kazan citizens and organizers for excellent arrangement of the championship. He added that more than 2.5 thousand athletes from 73 countries participated in the competitions.
“The unforgettable World Masters Championship which became one of the spectacular events in the history of FINA is finishing. Especially, I would like to thank referees that did their best so that the competitions were held according to all FINA rules and fair-play principles. We felt at home owing to high level of arrangement of facilities, spectator’s support, excellent management and incredible hospitality. We never forget the championship held in Kazan.
Summarizing, he thanked the leadership of the Russian Federation and Tatarstan Republic as well as volunteers, organizers and spectators.
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