Four-time Olympic swimming champion Alexander Popov said that after the Cup named after him returns to Yekaterinburg, only water sports will be involved in the competition program, but in the future the event will be expanded .
The Popov Cup will be held in October 2023. Initially, the competition was held in Yekaterinburg, then the tournament moved to Kazan. In 2023, the Palace of Water Sports opened in Yekaterinburg, where the tournament will take place.
– In October we will organize the Popov Cup in swimming, diving and synchronized swimming. Next year we will aim for complex competitions in summer sports – we will not touch winter roads. All the infrastructure is there, including accommodation. The issue of communication between representatives of different regions is important, – the correspondent of reports Popov’s words.
Earlier, the Minister of Physical Culture and Sports of the Sverdlovsk region, Leonid Rapoport, said that the Alexander Popov school will operate on the territory of the Palace of Water Sports in Yekaterinburg.
Source : MatchTV
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