In Kazan, the final races of the championship of the Republic in fire-applied sports, dedicated to the memory of Nikolai Lobov.

The championship of the Republic of Tatarstan in fire-applied sport among boys and girls, dedicated to the memory of the outstanding head of fire protection Nikolai Matveevich Lobov, is held in Kazan for the 12th time. The opening ceremony of the competition was held today. Words of farewell to young athletes were expressed by the First Deputy head оf the main Department of the EMERCOM of Russia in the Republic of Tatarstan, Colonel of internal service Irek kadamov.

Open Republican youth competitions in memory of Nikolai Lobov were held in Kazan for 12 times. Every year the tournament expands its boundaries. If at first it was attended by boys and girls of the Republican teams of physical culture, now the regular guests were the teams of neighboring regions of the Volga region. This time the national teams of the republics of Chuvashia and Mari-El fielded their teams.