We wait Gulnara with a gold medal!

RT President Mintimer Shaimiev wished a well-known Tatarstan athlete Gulnara Samitova to win a gold medal of the Athenian Olympiad opening 46 International competitions on track and field athletics - the Memorial of Znamenskys brothers at the Central stadium, in Kazan.

" Holding sports competitions of such high level - a great honor for Kazan and Tatarstan. I hope, that hospitality of Tatarstanians becomes good support in competitions for the participants, and international track and field athletics tournament becomes a bright and unforgettable holiday of sports for the fans ", - President said. Under an applause of stadium Mintimer Shaimiev congratulated Gulnara Samitova on 26-th birthday day, concurrent with holding prestigious international competitions in Kazan. And glorified champion, bronze prize-winner in threefold jump of Olympiad - 2000, our fellow countryman Denis Kapustin has been bidding farewell to Big sports at opening ceremony of the Memorial. " Solemn and sad mission is assigned to me - seeing -off Denis Kapustin from Big sports. Meanwhile, finishing career of the sportsman, Denis begins career of the trainer. I hope, that on this field he would reach not smaller results ", - Mintimer Shaimiev said.