Kazan is
ready to host the Games of the Future. This was announced by the Mayor of the
capital of the republic of Tatarstan Ilsur Metshin at a press conference at the
Baikonur cosmodrome.
“The Games
of the Future will become a special golden page in the history of Kazan and
Russia. For the first time we will welcome participant from over 100 countries,
Kazan is ready for this. We held test competitions. They have been viewed on
the Internet by over 180 million people. Everything is there to host the first
Games of the Future. It is both a great honor and a great challenge for us,”-
Ilsur Metshin said.
The Mayor
thanked the organizers of the competition for their confidence.
“Kazan has a
great experience in hosting international sports competitions. We have a well–organized
team, a large team of volunteers who are able to meet guests and organize an
event,”- the head of the city noted.
Ilsur
Metshin also invited guests to visit Kazan during the days of the Games of the
Future.
“Taking
this opportunity, I want to invite everyone to Kazan, we are waiting for guests
and hope that, just as the first Olympic Games were held in Athens, Kazan will
open a new page in its thousand–year history,”- he concluded.