On January 20, Kazan hosted the opening ceremony of the XVII All-Russian Fire and Rescue Sports competitions for the Cup of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Tatarstan, in which about 400 people from 15 constituent entities of the Russian Federation take part.
Addressing the guests and participants of the competition, Deputy Head of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia Nikolai Grechushkin said that fire-applied and fire-rescue sports are the sport of strong and brave people.
The parade in honor of the opening of the competition was also attended by the First Deputy Chairman of the Central Council of the RVFS Sergey Lysikov, as well as the head of the Center for Physical Training and Sports of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia Yulia Ignatova.