The meeting took place on the basis of the training outside Moscow

The meeting took place on the basis of the Moscow Region training center "Navagorsk." Attended a meeting with the president and our countryman, two-time winner of the Universiade competitions in rowing Ivan Shtyl. The President congratulated the athletes on the great victory won by the arenas of Kazan, emphasizing the fact that the last Universiade was a record number of participants: on the start there were 11000760 people, more than a thousand more than in 2011 in Shenzhen China. Second, the premium unprecedented meteor shower. The assets of the Russians - 292 medals, of which 155 - gold, 75 - silver, 62 - bronze. For comparison, in Shenzhen hosts, who won the team competition the Chinese athletes have produced 75 medals of the highest standard. Success, said Vladimir Putin, is simply amazing, and reached the high level of university sport in our country, the efforts of the coaches, managers, medical staff. And of course thanks to the great work of organizing and conducting competitions in Kazan. The outstanding results of our team showed that the attention given to the sport in recent years by the state, bringing tangible benefits, all that invested, done knowingly. Secondly, we had the most representative team - more than 660 people, of whom only 174 were in London. Our team rejuvenated by 70 percent. The success of success, but we must go further, the head of state. Participants of the meeting discussed the prospects of further university sports movement, the president listened carefully to the questions and offers guests. - We know that you are paying a lot of attention Collegiate Athletic - appealed to Putin to issue Ivan Shtyl - so during the Universiade can create such centers, student centers, which, for example, in Kazan, Krasnoyarsk, can do in other the big cities. How do you feel about this our initiative? Vladimir Putin has supported the idea of the seaside athlete, noting also that we must first develop a massive component of university sports, pay attention to sports in schools, it is necessary to establish business relations with the heads of schools, heads of sports clubs, with the administration of the cities and towns where This infrastructure is created, so that it was constantly engaged. Putin also highlighted the problems of the development of other sports - fighting, shooting, gymnastics, promotion of university sports in the east of the country, in particular, the prospects for the organization in 2019 in Krasnoyarsk Go World Winter Universiade. - We expect - said in conclusion Vladimir Putin - that Kazan will be a starting point for future brilliant victories and successes, especially since many of you will soon take part in the World Championships in Athletics in Moscow and, of course, in the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro in 2016 where I hope you are as well, just as hard to achieve the highest levels.