President of the Chelyabinsk Region Skating Federation Andrei Vakhutin told that he hopes to see a sufficient number of spectators in the stands during the Spartakiad of the Strongest speed skating tournament; there is interest in banknotes from other regions.
Chelyabinsk will host the Spartakiad short track and speed skating competitions in February. The competition will take place at the Ural Lightning Ice Palace.
— Preparations are in full swing. We have experience in organizing international competitions, so we were fully prepared when it came to speed skating. We have been equipped for the short track, electronic equipment has been purchased, so there are no problems in accommodating the short track,” Vakhutin told .
— The international competitions in Chelyabinsk were sold out. Do you hope to fill the Spartakiad stands at least half full?
“We are going to have a major short track speed skating tournament for the first time, and there are a lot of people ready to come and skate. Residents of Sverdlovsk and Kirov were already interested in the tickets.
– You have top athletes in short track and speed skating – Olga Fatkulina, Ekaterina Efremenkova. Is this also a factor in attracting spectators to the stands?
— Of course, especially since Katya Aldoshkina wants to compete in both short track and speed skating at the same Spartakiad, Dutch athletes do not give her rest, who participate in two events at the Olympics. He wants to prove that this can also be done in Russia.
Source : MatchTV
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