Post by Admin on Mar 4, 2019 18:23:10 GMT
Russian President Vladimir Putin declared the Winter Universiade open in the east Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk on Saturday.
"I congratulate you on the start of competitions and wish you luck, and wonderful, stunning and bright victories," Putin said at the opening ceremony.
"I declare the 29th Winter Universiade open," he said.
The Russian leader greeted the athletes and fans on Krasnoyarsk soil.
"Today, a worldwide festival of student sport, a festival of youth and friendship and of hard and fair play came to Krasnoyarsk, to the banks of our great Siberian river of Yenisei," Putin said adding that thousands of athletes from dozens nations would showcase their skills, strength, endurance, the will to win, the determined character and respect for opponents.
Putin was hopeful that both the athletes and fans would remember the Universiade for life and only joyful and happy impressions would be imprinted in their memory.
The president wished that the Krasnoyarsk Universiade would turn over "a bright page" in the history of world sport.
"As it happened with the Summer Universiade in Kazan, the Sochi Olympics, the [2018 FIFA] World Cup, or all those major sports forums hosted by Russia, which held them not only at the good but at the highest level," Putin added.
He thanked sincerely the athletes, their coaches and sport officials for their dedication to the ideals of sport and their readiness to follow its best traditions.
"I congratulate you on the start of competitions and wish you luck, and wonderful, stunning and bright victories," Putin said at the opening ceremony.
"I declare the 29th Winter Universiade open," he said.
The Russian leader greeted the athletes and fans on Krasnoyarsk soil.
"Today, a worldwide festival of student sport, a festival of youth and friendship and of hard and fair play came to Krasnoyarsk, to the banks of our great Siberian river of Yenisei," Putin said adding that thousands of athletes from dozens nations would showcase their skills, strength, endurance, the will to win, the determined character and respect for opponents.
Putin was hopeful that both the athletes and fans would remember the Universiade for life and only joyful and happy impressions would be imprinted in their memory.
The president wished that the Krasnoyarsk Universiade would turn over "a bright page" in the history of world sport.
"As it happened with the Summer Universiade in Kazan, the Sochi Olympics, the [2018 FIFA] World Cup, or all those major sports forums hosted by Russia, which held them not only at the good but at the highest level," Putin added.
He thanked sincerely the athletes, their coaches and sport officials for their dedication to the ideals of sport and their readiness to follow its best traditions.
