Russia needs to perform adequately during the Baku 2015 European Games, to be held in Baku on June 12-28, the vice-president of the Russian Olympic Committee, Igor Levitin, said today.
"We all associate the past year with the successful performance of our team at the Olympics in Sochi. But apart from that, a seven-year preparation for the development of winter sports in the region was held, and our task is to use the sports facilities to the maximum. We need to prepare for large sporting events in Russia," TASS cited him as saying.
On Monday Levitin visited Baku, where he held talks with President Ilham Aliyev and the First Lady of Azerbaijan, the President of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation, the chairman of the Organizing Committee of the Baku 2015 European Games, Mehriban Aliyeva. During the meeting Levitin expressed confidence that Azerbaijan will hold competitions at the highest level, stressing that 300 members of the Russian Olympic team are seriously preparing for the Games.
Ilham Aliyev and Mehriban Aliyeva wished success to the athletes who will participate in the Baku 2015 European Games, expressing confidence that all participants and spectators will enjoy the competition, AzerTAc reports.
The Secretary General of the Russian Volleyball Federation, Alexander Yaremenko, informed about the choice of the strongest players and coaches to participate in the Euro Games.
The Russian champion in Greco-Roman wrestling, Yuri Denisov (71 kg), in his turn, intends to take advantage of every chance to become a champion of tge European Games. "I am the main contender in my weight. I will try to perform at the games and use my chance. Of course, I want to be a winner ," he said on Wednesday, after winning the gold medal in the championship of Russia in St. Petersburg.
Two-time Olympic champion, the senator of Primorsky Territory, the First Deputy Chairman of the Federation Council Committee on Social Policy, Vyacheslav Fetisov, noted in an interview with Vestnik Kavkaza that the level of training to Baku 2015 European Games is high. For Baku it is very important in terms of image - to hold, organize, get organizational experience. I think this is the first step. Probably, the next application will be a big Olympic Games. Everything will depend on how the European Games will be held, whether the confidence will come with it. The great desire. The hospitality, weather, people's desire to show a new Azerbaijan, a new Baku, will make the athletes and everyone else who will come to the EuroGames fall in love with it," Vyacheslav Fetisov said.The Vice-President of the European office of the International Sports Press Association (AIPS) Leo Rossoshik in an interview with Vestnik Kavkaza explained that for Russian national team, at least in some sports, the European Games will be some intermediate stage of preparation and even selection to participate in the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.
Two-time Olympic champion, senator of Primorsky Territory, the First Deputy Chairman of the Federation Council Committee on Social Policy, Vyacheslav Fetisov, noted in an interview with Vestnik Kavkaza that the level of training for the Baku 2015 European Games is high. "For Baku it is very important in terms of image - to hold, organize, get organizational experience. I think this is the first step. Probably, the next application will be a summer Olympic Games. Everything will depend on how the European Games will be held, whether the confidence will come with it. The great desire. The hospitality, weather, people's desire to show a new Azerbaijan, a new Baku, will make the athletes and everyone else who will come to the EuroGames fall in love with it," Vyacheslav Fetisov said.
The Vice-President of the European office of the International Sports Press Association (AIPS), Leo Rossoshik, in an interview with Vestnik Kavkaza explained that for the Russian national team, at least in some sports, the European Games will be some intermediate stage of preparation and even selection to participate in the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.
