Vitaly Mutko: I am sure that the FINA world aquatics championship in Kazan will be held to the highest standard
24 April 2015, Friday
On April 24, speaking at a meeting of the Organizing Committee on preparation and holding of the XVI FINA world aquatics championship in Kazan said that he is sure that the championship will be held to the highest level.
Our task is to organize this sports event at the highest level, Acting Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov said. He noted that first of all it concerns the coordinated work of transport infrastructure, competent work of event managers and many other issues.
Tatarstan has experience of holding mega sports events, he said. The sports infrastructure created for the 2013 Universiade will be in demand during the world aquatics championship.
In his turn Mutko said that a number of major international sports events are planned to be held in Russia up to 2021. But this year's FINA World Championships in Kazan will be the main of them, he added.
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