Oleg Saitov «We expect the interest in sport and physical culture is rekindled»

The last year was marked by the success of Samara sportsmen. There were a lot of victories in different championships. The best results were shown by the young sportsmen in modern pentathlon, cycle racing, artistic gymnastic, canoe- and kayak-paddling, synchronized swimming, pole trampoline and athletics.

This year there will be held thousands of sport competitions and activities. But the most significant will be XIII World Championship in Athletics “Governor’s goblet”, Winter and Summer Sports and Athletics Meeting of the Russian Pupils, National Championship “Russia’s Ski-Track” and “Cross of Nations”, “Health, Sport and Art” festival in Syzran, Paraolympic Games and etc.

In Samara Region the preference in financing will be given to those kinds of sports where there are candidates to Olympic Games 2008. These are athletics, modern pentathlon, cycle racing,badminton, canoe- and kayak-paddling, swimming, free-style wrestling, judo, basketball, handball, sailing and fencing.

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