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The words “Kazan university” will remain in the name of Volga Federal University, which is to be founded in Kazan, Mayor of Kazan Ilsur Metshin said on October 27.

The International Hockey Federation President Leandro Negre is convinced that Tatarstan’s model of working in field hockey development has no analogues in Russia. He stated it at a meeting with RT First Deputy Prime Minister Boris Pavlov as a part of All-Russia sports forum “Russia – Sports Power” in Kazan.

According to Russian President Dmitry Medvedev’s recent statement, the heads of Tatarstan ministries and agencies in charge of sports federations do not have to leave their posts, the Tatarstan Minister of Youth, Sport and Tourism told at a briefing on the results of the Russia – Country of Sports Forum on October 26.

The world track-and-field championship among juniors might be held in Kazan in 2012. According to the Tatarstan Minister of Youth, Sport and Tourism, Marat Bariev, who told about it at a briefing on October 26, the proposal was received during the “Russia – Sports State” forum.

The Bahrain World Economic Summit started today, on the 26 of October, in Manama, the capital of the Kingdom of Bahrain. The delegation of the Republic of Tatarstan, which includes the Plenipotentiary Representative of the Republic of Tatarstan to the Turkish Republic Mr. Gimatdinov and the director-general of the Investment and Finance company "Linova" Mr. Yakupov, takes part in the forum.

The Kazan Central Stadium ticket offices have started to sell tickets for the Champions League match Rubin (Russia) - Barcelona (Spain), which will take place on November 4, 2009. The tickets minimal price is 1,500 roubles, “Dribling” sport-marketing agency reforms.

Tickets can be purchased at the stadium ticket offices, the “Bileton” ticket offices, which are situated in majority of the city’s malls (“Tandem”, “Bahetle”, “Park House”, “Mega”) and in the Internet at www.bileton.ru.

The official awarding ceremony of the First International Sports Documentaries Festival was held in entertainment complex Korston on 24th of October within the framework of the First All Russian Sports Forum ‘Russia – country of sports’.

October 25, participants and winners of the 25th World Summer Universiade-2009 in Belgrade were honored at the Kazan Martial Arts Palace in the course of final competitions of the Tatarstan University Sports Decade.

At the final plenary session of the First All-Russia Sports Forum ‘Russia - Country of Sports’ on October 24, Tatarstan Prime Minister Rustam Minnikhanov thanked the participants and guests and expressed hope that the forum would return to Kazan.

The display presented by Kamaz was one of the most prominent ones in the Russian and auto sectors at the 18th Vietnam International Industrial Fair VIIF 2009 that on October 20 opened in Vietnam’s capital Hanoi. The company’s press service said it in a statement.