Judo tournament for the Cup of Chairman of Russian Investigation Committee opened in Kazan

On September 14 Tatarstan Prime Minister Ildar Khalikov and Senior Aide to Chairman of Russian Investigation Committee Igor Komissarov took part in opening of the 2nd All-Russia judo tournament for the Cup of Chairman of Russian Investigation Committee.

The event is dated to the memory of young knights of the Order of Courage (posthumously), the citizen of Noginsk town Zhenya Tabakov and the citizen of Naberezhnye Chelny town Danil Sadykov.

Igor Komissarov welcomed participants of the event on behalf of Chairman of Russian Investigation Committee. He also presented medal “For assistance” to Ildar Khalikov and leader of a volunteer organization “Vasilisa” Vera Rusina for her help in finding a criminal, who killed 8-year-old girl from Naberezhnye Chelny Vasilisa Galitsyna.

Head of Tatarstan Government said he was glad that Kazan had been chosen to hold the tournament.

Aide to Presidential Envoy in Volga Federal District Yury Zolotarev, Russian Deputy Minister of Defence Oleg Ostapenko and Russian cosmonaut Fedor Yurchikhin wished participants of the event fair and good competitions.

130 athletes aged 15-17 from 14 Russian regions will take part in the event.