The athletes have started training at the new ski and biathlon complex in the village of Mirny

The athletes has begun training process at the new ski and biathlon complex in the village of Mirny in the Privolzhsky district of Kazan. This is the first world-class ski and biathlon venue in the city, where athletes of the Tatarstan and Russian national teams will be able to train. In addition to professional skiers and biathletes, the winter sports fans will be able to train here. The new sports venue will operate year-round. The Mayor of Kazan Ilsur Metshin has inspected the work of the complex today, and then held a meeting on the development of sports to discuss the implementation of sports programs and the reorganization of sports schools.

The complex comprises skiing trails, a shooting range, stands and wax cabins. One of its features is the increased number of shooting lanes – 40 instead of the standard 30, which allows more athletes to enter the track. The Mayor inspected a ski rental point, a storage room for sports riffles for biathlon and a shooting range.

As the chair of the Sports Committee Albert Salikhov noted, all conditions have been created at the new sports complex for conducting training camps and competitions. Skiers have been training here since winter, and now biathletes have started training.

“This is a unique venue. Due to the variability of the skiing tracks, we can configure the distance of any complexity, which allows athletes of any level to train,”- Albert Salikhov told the Mayor. For example, in summer, at the initial stage of training, athletes can practice on a 1.15 km long track, and in winter run distances of 1.8 and 1.95 km. For professional training, ski and biathlon trails can be configured with a length from 800 meters to 5 km.

In winter, anyone can practice on the track by renting skis. “I am sure winter sports fans will appreciate the complex,”- Ilsur Metshin said.

The skiing trace has sections with climbs and descents, as well as gentle ones, which is especially important for those who are just learning the basics of skiing, A. Salikhov noted.

The complex is equipped with an artificial snowmaking and lighting system. “Thanks to this, the venue can operate in any weather, as well as at night,”- said the chair of the Sports Committee.

 “There are just a few such world-class venues in Russia. All conditions are created here for effective training of skiers and biathletes with descents, climbs and even slopes. A large number of shooting lanes. The complex is equipped with everything necessary, which allows not only Russian, but also foreign athletes to train here,”- Ilsur Metshin appreciated the new sports venue.

For reference, the decision to build a modern ski and biathlon complex was made in 2019 at a meeting with Tatarstan Republic Rustam Minnikhanov, who regularly inspected the progress of construction work. The construction of the sports venue was carried out in several stages.