Minister of Physical Culture and Sports of Sverdlovsk region Leonid Rapoport told that now that the region has a modern water sports palace, it will host the Popov Cup tournament.
The first major tournament to host the facility was the Russian Diving Championship.
— We plan to organize major water sports competitions in October. We are preparing documents to put on the calendar. These are jumping, swimming and synchronized swimming. Water polo will take place in another facility. And next year these competitions will be dedicated to the legendary Alexander Popov.
– That is, the Popov Cup will be held in Yekaterinburg?
— We are returning the Popov Cup to Yekaterinburg. Previously, these competitions were held here, so initially the tournament had an Ural registration. This is an instruction from our governor, Yevgeny Vladimirovich Kuyvashev, Rapoport told .
Source : MatchTV
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