In the Sabine area ended Russian XIII Table Tennis Tournament Memory Nurgali Minnihanov

In the Sabine area ended Russian XIII Table Tennis Tournament Memory Honored forester RSFSR , Tatar ASSR , holder of the Order " Badge of Honor " and " October Revolution " Nurgali Minnihanov - XIII Memorial N.M.Minnihanova .

At the award ceremony was attended by President of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov .

By tradition, the tournament is held in the village of Forestry Sabinskogo . This year, apart from the competition between athletes districts of Tatarstan within the memorial tournament held the strongest athletes and Russian youth tournament among the strongest athletes in Russia with a prize fund of 200 thousand rubles , which is included in a single schedule of the Ministry of Sports of Russia . In the latest athletes who rank from 1 to 8 , fulfill the Master of Sports , if it is not.

The competition , which started at the Ice Palace FORESTRY March 21 , attended by men and women aged 9 to 40 years. Many of them are famous athletes , winner of numerous awards, winners of various competitions . The referee in charge of the tournament , head coach of the RT table tennis Ruslan Stepanov noted that this is the only tournament of this format , which presents so many athletes districts of the republic . This year the number of participants decreased - if in 2013 came 28 teams, only 17 now .

"This tells us that we have in the country table tennis is developing very well . And across the country are engaged not only in Kazan "- said Ruslan Stepanov .

Immediately after the last competition award ceremony for the winners . They congratulated President Rustam Minnikhanov, Minister of Forestry, PT Nail Magdeyev , Minister of Transport and Road Management RT Lenar Safin, State Duma deputy Ildar Gilmutdinov , Deputy Minister of Youth and Sport of the Republic of Tatarstan Khalil Shaikhutdinov head Sabinskogo RT Rais Minnikhanov , President of the Federation of table tennis RT Aynur Aideldinov .

First diplomas , medals and flowers presented the winners of the districts of Tatarstan . So , the first place among men took Saadi Ismailov of Sabinskogo and women - Alfiya Khalikova of Sarmanovsky district. In the team competition the first place was the team Sabinskogo .

Won the traditional nationwide table tennis tournament among youth steel Saadi Ismailov and Christina Grechishnikova of Kazan.

All-Russian tournament winners awarded in the mixed doubles , men's and women , as well as singles. First place in singles and took Fetyuhina Margarita Mikhail Gladyshev from Moscow. In women 's doubles was won by Victoria Lebedeva and Christina Grechishnikova of Kazan. Among men - Arthur Grigoriev of Karelia Andrei Bukin from Samara. Among the mixed doubles took first place Mikhail Gladyshev from Moscow Elena Abaimova from Nizhny Novgorod.

Also, awards were given to the youngest participant of the tournament , the coaches . Golden Badge of Honor and an honorary diploma district as well as the certificate of the land and 100 thousand rubles received medalist Paralympic Games in Sochi Rushan Minnegulov .

Presenting the awards , President Rustam Minnikhanov noted that every year this table tennis tournament is becoming more popular .

IA "Tatar -Inform" .