‘Russia – Country of Sports’ to bring together representatives of 11 international federations
19 October 2009, Monday
Delegations of IOC, WADA and FISU will arrived in Kazan. The FISU delegation will be headed by Vice-President Stefan Berg, Secretary General Erik Saintrond, President of the European University Sports Association Albert Gualtieri.
Presidents of international federations and association of tennis (Francesco Ricci Bitti), boxing (Wo Ching-Kuo), field hockey (Leonardo Negre), canoe (Jose Perurena Lopez), fencing (Alisher Usmanov) and rugby (Mike Miller) will come. Delegations of the International Amateur Athletics Federations, federations of gymnastics, taekwon-do, European Weight-Lifting Federation will take part in the forum work. Representatives of 11 international sport federations are expected to participate in the forum, Tatarstan Ministry of Youth, Sport and Tourism informs.
Experts in sport medicine – one of Russian sports’ most topical issues – IOC Medical and Scientific Directo Patrick Pierre Schamasch, Cyprus Anti-Doping Organization President Michael Petrow will be in Kazan during the forum. Other distinguished official guests include Council of Europe Youth and Sport Affairs Ralf-Rene Veingartner, representative of Association of International Olympic Federations in summer sport Denis Osvald and President of the International Sport Press Association Gianni Merlo who will participate in a roundtable discussion “Propaganda of sport and healthy lifestyle”.
"Tatar-inform", October 19, 2009
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