Official reception on behalf of the Republic of Tatarstan for the FISU members took place in Shenzhen

President of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov thanked FISU members for the credence granted to Russia and for naming Oleg Matytsin the First Vice-President of FISU.

Rustam Minnikhanov declared that on the official reception on behalf of the Republic of Tatarstan, as one of the Russian regions, for the FISU members, that took place in Shenzhen (China). The reception was held in the hall of the hotel Futian Shangri-La.

Let us recall that a regular FISU meeting took place on the 9th of August in Shenzhen, during which the President of the organization was reelected, Clod-Lui Galien from France became the new President. Oleg Matytsin, president of the Russian student sport union, became the First Deputy of the FISU President. Meanwhile, the current FISU President George Killian keeps his position till the end of the current Summer Games – 2011 in Shenzhen.

Greeting the guests, the Head of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov declared that student sport should develop further. He thanked everyone for another opportunity to meet before the Universiade 2013 in Kazan. “We are waiting for all of you in Kazan” – said Rustam Minnikhanov to the FISU members.

In his turn, George Killian expressed his sincere hope that a strong interest would be shown towards the coming summer Universiade 2013 in Kazan. According to his words, the sport heritage, that would remain after the Universiade in the capital of Tatarstan, would help to strengthen the position of student sport.

There was a concert after that, where the best creative teams of Tatarstan and Russia took place.