NIZHNY NOVGOROD, Oct 15 The second stage of the children's football tournament «Championship of Winners» started in Saransk, the press service of the head of Mordovia reports. At the opening of the tournament, organized by the Wind of Good Changes charity fund, the stars of Russian and world football arrived at the Mordovia Arena stadium — Dmitry Alenichev, Evgeny Aldonin, Yegor Titov, Dmitry Sychev.» The first stage of the «Championship of the Winners», which was attended by eight teams from the central federal district, was held in Moscow on September 17. Eight children's teams entered the stadium in Mordovia, which hosted the 2018 FIFA World Cup today. They will compete for the second of eight tickets to the superfinal of the tournament , which will be held in Moscow in September 2023,” the report says. ashii, as well as a team formed from the children of the republics of Donbass, which became part of Russia during the recent referendum, and the Kharkiv region. The head of Mordovia, Artyom Zdunov, took part in the solemn ceremony. Before the start of the tournament, he, together with the Minister of Internal Affairs of the Republic, Yuri Polyakov, talked with the families of employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs who died in the line of duty. The guys from these families were invited to the stadium as fans, but a decision has already been made — they will be part of the tournament team. «We have long wanted to hold such a tournament. And now, thanks to the fund, we are in a professional setting, with the best players in Russia and the world we hold this football competition, as well as master classes for children. I think this is the first step, in the future we will use our excellent sports infrastructure specifically for children, for such events,» the press service quotes Zdunov as saying at the opening of the «Championship of Winners» .
