Former Russian Sports Minister Kolobkov elected FIDE Vice President
Former Russian Sports Minister Pavel Kolobkov has been elected Vice President of the International Chess Federation (FIDE). The appointment was announced at the General Assembly of the organization, which takes place in Samarkand.
Former Russian Sports Minister Pavel Kolobkov has been elected Vice President of the International Chess Federation (FIDE). The appointment was announced at the General Assembly of the organization, which takes place in Samarkand.
Mr. Kolobkov’s candidacy was supported by 78 delegates. He himself praised the decision of FIDE as support for Russia and Russian chess players. In fact, this is an assessment of Russia’s contribution to world chess. This is very important for me, Pavel Kolobkov told TASS.
Pavel Kolobkov was the head of the Ministry of Sport from 2016 to 2020. In the same year he joined the board of Gazprom Neft. He is the 2000 Olympic champion in sword fencing, as well as a bronze and silver medalist of the Olympic Games.
On September 26, Timur Turlov, the founder of Freedom Holding Corp, became the new president of FIDE. 110 delegates voted in favour.
In more detail - in the material "Kommersant" "His own in the boards".
