Minnikhanov participated in the meeting of the Council under the President of Russia

Rais of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov participated on the eve of the meeting of the Presidential Council in Moscow on the development of physical culture and sports. The organization of sports events, sports competitions was discussed, the press service of Raisa RT reports.

The President of Russia recalled that up to 230,000 sports events are held annually, more than 13,000 of them at the federal level. He instructed to include the Defenders of the Fatherland Cup in the Unified Calendar of Sports Competitions.

The Ministry of Sport, in cooperation with the Defenders of the Fatherland Foundation, regional and local authorities were instructed to organize conditions for holding them at the highest level, also providing decent media coverage.

The President of Russia spoke about the potential of the All-Russian Spartakiad. From the experience of this year, to make its program more dynamic, compact, so that people feel the energy of the celebration of sports, come to the stadiums with families, so that they can see the best athletes of the country.