KAZAN, June 17, Svetlana Bonopartova. Minister of Sports of Tatarstan Vladimir Leonov said that Kazan set an example for other countries in terms of the level of holding the BRICS Games.
The BRICS Games take place from June 12 to 24. About 5 thousand athletes from more than 90 countries take part in the competition; they will compete for 387 sets of medals.
«I don’t want to move towards the finish line. From the bottom of my heart I want to say that as a functionary and organizer, it’s nice to hear feedback from coaches, athletes, judges and all the guests. Of course, we had such a plan, we wanted to do everything at the highest level. Not even a year has passed since we decided to hold the BRICS Games on such a scale. No country has organized them like this. We set a very serious tone. The Brazilians said that they do not know how to repeat this. any bravado,» Leonov told reporters.
«It was a challenge; we did many things for the first time, because there were no clear, understandable regulations for the Games. But this will be an example for those who will organize the next Games. We see a good response. Athletes note the level and the quality of the facilities, you can’t fool them. We used the entire heritage of the Universiade, I would like to say thank you to everyone for trusting us,” he added.