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President of the All-Russian Swimming Championships Vladimir Salnikov stated that the Russian Swimming Championships serve as a qualifying opportunity for the FINA World Championships (25m), which are due to be held this December in Qatar, and its participants will do everything possible to earn a spot on the national team.

A press conference was held the day before the kickoff of the Russian Swimming Championships (25m) featuring members of the All-Russian Swimming Federation.

The Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technology and Mass Media of the Russian Federation (Roskomnadzor) will assist the Organising Committee for the 16th FINA World Championships in the build-up to next year's major international aquatics event. A relevant agreement was signed on October 31 in Moscow at the working meeting on use of radio frequency spectrum during FINA 2015.

Christian Unger, Head of Department for Coordination and Preparation for the FIFA World Cup, also noted positive responds from the visitors.

Christian Unger, Head of Department for Coordination and Preparation for the FIFA World Cup, also noted positive responds from the visitors.

"Everything must be effective as much as possible to avoid unpleasant surprises," said Sorokin.

According to Director General of the Russia 2018 Organising Committee Alexey Sorokin, representatives of FIFA and the Russia 2018 Organising Committee were satisfied with the Kazan Arena Stadium.

Joint delegation of FIFA and the Russia 2018 Organising Committee representatives visited Kazan Area Stadium within the first official inspection visit of 2018 FIFA World Cup™ Stadiums on October 16–23.

Kazan will share insights on hosting the World Student Games with Krasnoyarsk.

Thanks to the President and the Ministry of Sport, Russia and the Russians now have an opportunity to host sports events as major as the 27th Summer Universiade 2013 in Kazan.