Ilsur Metshin on the Games of the Future: “It is a great honor to host a world’s pilot project”
Denis Gordiyko
Last week Kazan was in the spotlight at the International Sports Forum “Russia
– a country of sports”. The capital of the republic of Tatarstan was recognized
as the best sports municipality. During the staff meeting, the Mayor of the
city Ilsur Metshin thanked the experts for the great appreciation. “We will
continue to grow and move on, as well as expand opportunities for sports in the
city,”- he assured.
Sports and a healthy lifestyle form a social welfare, the Mayor
believes. “The municipality has identified this area as a priority. We set
ambitious goals in the five–year health plan: then 13% of the population of
Kazan systematically engaged in sports, we set an unattainable goal - to
increase the indicators almost fourfold, so that 50% of residents were engaged
in sports and led a healthy lifestyle. We have achieved this goal,”- Ilsur
Metshin noted.
The Mayor reminded that President Vladimir Putin spoke at the plenary
session of the forum. “He noted that Russia aims to preserve the traditions of
sports, but at the same time is open to everything new and advanced, and as an example,
the President cited the international tournament “Games of the Future”, which will
take place in Kazan in February 2024.”