Minister of Sports of Russia Oleg Matytsin Speaking to , he said that the results of the Spartakiad kayaking and canoeing tournament inspire confidence in the competitiveness of Russian sport.
On Tuesday, the four-man kayak of Vasily Pogreban, Andrey Laskorunsky, Alexander Sergeev and Vladislav Litovka won the 500m. Among the women of this discipline, the first place was taken by Ksenia Lukantseva, Maria Medvedeva, Anastasia Karamnova and Svetlana Chernigovskaya.
– First of all, I am very grateful to Moscow for organizing the competition, the channel is very active all year round. The results presented by the athletes inspire confidence that Russian rowing continues to be competitive. These competitions are very important, they are the basis for determining the preparation plans for the next Olympic cycle. We plan to hold them a year after the Olympics.
We discussed with the leaders of the federations, the athletes, the coaches what to do in order for the competitions to acquire the necessary status, we found a place in the schedule plan. Hopefully after departure we will conduct a thorough analysis.
It is important that the Spartakiad demonstrates the ability of the regions to train athletes, this is one of the criteria for evaluating the implementation of sports development programs. We hope that the Spartakiad movement will grow in this vision.
This start gives a competitive experience, allows you to see all the strongest, young athletes have the opportunity to compete with the strongest members of the team. All this should have a positive impact on the development of Russian sport,” Matytsin told .
The Strongest Spartakiad started on August 10 and will end on October 2.
Source : MatchTV
