World Fencing Championships to be held in Moscow

By Vestnik Kavkaza
World Fencing Championships to be held in Moscow

The World Fencing Championships will be held on July 13-19 in the Moscow  Olympiysky sports complex. Moscow received the right to host the event at the congress of the International Fencing Federation in Paris in November 2013. The event was organized by the Russian Fencing Federation, the Russian Ministry of Sport, the Department of Physical Culture and Sport in Moscow.

The head of the Department of Physical Education and Sport in Moscow, Alexei Vorobyov, assured that "preparations for the world championship are being held in strict accordance with the requirements of the International Fencing Federation. Participation in the tournament has been confirmed by 912 participants, 130 officials and judges. Also, 20 technical experts from 108 countries will come to Moscow."

Facilities for the World Championship are in their final stage of preparation. Tomorrow the installation of sports and technological equipment finishes. Decoration of the competition venues will be completed on July 10. "Organizational issues related to the reception, accommodation, meals, transport service of sports delegations, officials and guests of the competition have been solved," Vorobyev said.

The opening ceremony will be held on July 14 at 18:00. The awards ceremony will take place in accordance with the schedule of the competition.

Medical care for the competitors will be carried out by the Moscow Scientific and Practical Center of Medical Rehabilitation, rehabilitation and sports medicine of the Department of Health in Moscow. And medical services for spectators will be provided by the company Rosmeditsina.

Security and the protection of public order will be ensured by the main office of the Interior Ministry of Russia in Moscow, the FSB in Moscow and the Moscow region, the General Directorate of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia in Moscow in cooperation with the security services of the hotels and the sports facility of the Olympiysky sports complex. Broadcasting of the competitions will be organized by the TV companies Russia-2 and Sport.

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