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The event is timed to coincide with the holding of Russia Rhythmic Gymnastics Cup in Kazan. A long-awaited event, the opening of a Gymnastics Centre and Russian rhythmic gymnastics group championship, on Wednesday took place in Kazan.

The official competition opening, attended by President of Tatarstan, Rustam Minnikhanov, Russian Rhythmic Gymnastics Federation president and Russian national team head coach, Irina Viner-Usmanova, and others, took place on Thursday as well.

“I and Irina Viner agreed earlier we would time the centre’s opening to coincide with the national tournament,” Tatarstan youth affairs, sport and tourism minister Rafis Burganov said. “We did not discuss which one in particular then, because you cannot predict a precise end-of-construction date. We agreed that both the Russia Rhythmic Gymnastics Cup and the championship would be held on the date.”

Russia’s best artistic gymnasts have gathered in Kazan.Two tournaments, simultaneous exercises national championship and Russia Artistic Gymnastics Cup, are under way in Kazan, on the grounds of a new Gymnastics Centre.

The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA), in collaboration with the Marketing&International Cooperation Department of China National Tourism Administration and the ASEAN-China Centre, will organize the 2nd China Responsible Tourism Forum (CRTF) on November 16, 2012 at the Parkview Hotel in Shanghai, China.

President of Tatarstan R. Minnikhanov on Wednesday met with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Indonesia to Russia Djauhari Oratmangun, the presidential press service reports. The meeting took place at the Kazan Kremlin, other officials representing Tatarstan being culture minister Airat Sibagatullin, youth affairs, sport and tourism minister Rafis Burganov and others.