Tatarstan President Mintimer Shaimiev sent congratulatory telegrams to Vitaly Mutko, the RF minister of sport, tourism and youth policy, Aleksandr Medvedev, the president of the continental hockey league, and Vladislav Tretyak, the president of the Russian hockey federation, on the occasion of the Russian national hockey team winning the World Championship in Switzerland.
"I sincerely share with you and with our hockey players this great joy. On behalf of Tatarstan fans and on my own behalf please give the sportsmen and coaches, all experts working with our country's national team our gratitude for the beautiful game," reads the telegram.