The logger from Tatarstan set a world record on the Russian Logging Championship “Logger 2015”

On September 18-19, 2015 the 3rd Russian Logging Championship “Logger 2015” has been held at Kazan Arena stadium. The organizers of the championship were the Government of the Republic of Tatarstan, the Russian Union of Timber Industrialists and Exporters, Ministry of Forestry of the Republic of Tatarstan, JSC “Centerlesexpo” and JSC “Kazanskaya Yarmarka”. The Russian competitions were hold in strict compliance with the requirements of International Association of Logging Championships.

Among participants of the national championship there were loggers with chain saws and logging machine operators from 26 regions of Russia and the Republic of Belarus. The participants of the Championship “Logger 2015” competed in tree felling, fitting another chain, bucking with combined cuts, precision bucking, limbing and relay. The loggers of the Republic of Karelia retained champion title. The team of the Republic of Tatarstan came second, and the team of the Republic of Chuvashia came third. However, the logger of the Nurlatsky Forest Establishment of the Republic of Tatarstan Oleg Alexeev has enjoyed the privilege to set a world record in Tree Felling by Chainsaw. The winners of the 3rd Russian Logging Championship “Logger 2015” will be included in the Russian national team to represent Russia at the World Logging Championship in Poland in 2016.

Kazan has filed an application for the right to represent Russia as a candidate country to host the World Logging Championship in 2018. If the application is approved, the capital of Tatarstan will have a chance to take the world logging championship in 2018 at venue of the International Convention and Exhibition Centre Kazan Expo that now is under construction in the vicinity of Kazan airport.

(Information and photo materials of JSC “Kazanskaya Yarmarka” are used)