Putin Visits Krasnoyarsk to Check on Sopka Athletic Center - "Russia Remains World Sports Leader"
In Krasnoyarsk Vladimir Putin has checked on the preparations for the Universiade that the city will host in 2019. The President visited the Sopka multipurpose sports center. The official opening ceremony will be on February 15th.
It has acrobatics and fitness halls, pistes. The head of state was also shown the Restorative Medicine and Rehabilitation Center, including a modern device to analyze an athlete's condition and fitness and to determine what muscles they should train. He was also shown innovative biologicals for athletes, developed over the recent years by the President's order. These are active materials that include natural protein but have nothing to do with doping or WADA restrictions.
Then the President chaired a meeting on preparations for the Universiade. He demanded that the obligations of constructing sporting venues be thoroughly fulfilled, especially that the deadlines be met. Vladimir Putin also noted that Russia remains the world sports leader.
Vladimir Putin: "We all know our common goal: to stage a fantastic and unforgettable celebration of student sports. We have had success before, and it speaks for itself, regardless of the current situation around the Russian sports at the current Olympic cycle. There is no doubt that our country remains the leader in global sports and the leader in hosting major sports events. In addition to the 2018 FIFA World Cup, which we will be hosting soon, Sochi will host the 2019 Men's World Boxing Championship, Syktyvkar will be the venue for the 2021 Bandy World Championship, and Kazan – for the 2022 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m).
All these large-scale events must meet the high bar set at the Kazan Universiade and the Sochi Olympics. And, of course, they are aimed at leaving a great legacy: I mean infrastructure and the development of sport and strengthening of its humanistic values".