(KZN.RU, August 30, Alsu Safina). Names of Kazan
ambassadors, the host city of the World Cup the FIFA-2018, were announced today
at the City Hall. The ceremony took place in the framework of the solemn
meeting, where citizens and enterprises, which have contributed to the
development of the city, were honored. Ilsur Metshin, the Mayor of Kazan,
presented certificates to ambassadors of the upcoming tournament.
Sergei Ryzhikov and Elmir Nabiullin, players of the Kazan
“Rubin”, Irek Zinnurov, a Russian water polo player, Merited Master of Sports
of Russia, and silver medalist in the Sydney Olympiad, Elmira Kalimullina,
Honored Artist of the RT and finalist of “The Voice” project, and Katerina
Skulkina, an actress, captain of the KVN team “4 Tatars”, member of the female
comic show “Comedy Woman”, and anchorwoman of the program “The best husband”,
became ambassadors.
The ceremony of memorable cancellation of the artistic
postage stamp of “World Cup FIFA 2018 in Russia. Stadiums”, dedicated to “Kazan
Arena”, was also held today.
“Both of these events confirm that we are confidently
moving to the upcoming tournaments - the Confederations Cup and World Cup. It
is no coincidence we timed event today to this important holiday - the Day of
the Republic of Tatarstan and the City Day. Let the ceremony of memorable
cancellation of a postage stamp and the announcement of the world championship ambassadors
will be a kind of gift for each of us, confirming that Kazan rightly bears the
name of Russian sports capital”, said I. Metshin.