15 September 2022
The sports and
entertainment programme of the 7th Eastern Economic Forum was branded the
Vladivostok Open and combined events in 12 athletic disciplines. Olympic
champion Liliya Akhaimova; Tokyo 2020 medallists Zhang Liang (China), Anna
Prakaten and Muslim Hajimagomedov; vice world chess champion Sergey Karjakin,
and other renowned athletes took part in EEF 2022 events. Athletes from 25
countries came to Vladivostok, among them are China, Mongolia, India, Thailand,
Slovakia, Hungary, and others.
The Vladivostok Open
programme was created by RC-Sport, the sporting platform of the Roscongress
Foundation, in cooperation with all-Russian federations and with the support of
the Ministry of Sport and the Government of Primorsky Region. “The sporting
part of the Forum is very representative, and this is no coincidence. Sport
sees its main objective in creating most comfortable conditions for our
citizens to engage in physical activity. We set an example for our friendly
countries in terms of building sport into economy and into everyday life of our
citizens. Together we pay great attention to the development and culture of
healthy lifestyle, which is the basis of the stable development of society,”
said the Minister of Sport Oleg Matytsin.
The Ministry of Sport
was represented in the Far East Street by two pavilions the business pavilion
and the ‘Arena GTO’, where the Far East Open Cup ‘2022 GTO Games’ was held for
the first time. A world record was also set at the ‘Arena GTO’ when Viktor
Philippov did 78 pull-ups in one minute.
For the Russian boxing
and rowing teams, the EEF 2022 tournaments were the first clash with renowned
foreign opponents since sanctions were introduced against Russian sport. The
Russian boxing team led by Tokyo 2020 medallist Muslim Hajimagomedov won 4–1
over an Asian team made up of eminent boxers from Thailand, India, Mongolia,
Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistan. Of note was a super heavyweight bout in which
Spartakiade 2022 winner Alexei Dronov defeated 2021 Junior World Champion
Jahongir Zakirov of Uzbekistan.
Rowing teams from
Russia, China, Uzbekistan, and Belarus took part in an international regatta on
Russky Island, sponsored by Norilsk Nickel. Tokyo 2020 medallist Anna Prakaten
won the tournament in the single boat. Elena Danilyuk’s women’s foursome
brought another victory for the Russian team. Tokyo 2020 medallist Zhang Liang
together with Liu Dang brought the Chinese team victory in the men’s doubles.
Uzbekistan’s Zhasurbek Mavlanov, the Asian champion, finished just 0.02 seconds
ahead of Russia’s Alexey Kiyashko. Uzbekistan also won the men’s eight. The
regatta was preceded by a VIP rowing simulator run with the participation of
Oleg Matytsin, Minister of Sport; Pavel Volkov, State Secretary – Deputy
Minister for Development of the Far East and the Arctic; TV presenter Dmitry
Guberniev; Director of the Russian National Team Centre Georgy Bryusov; and
Olympic Champion and President of the Russian Rowing Federation (RAF) Alexey
Svirin. Also, EEF 2022, a cooperation agreement was signed between RC-Sport and
Rowing Federation of Russia.
Seven medallists from
Russia, Hungary, Slovakia, Mongolia, and Uzbekistan took part in an
international mas-wrestling tournament at the 2022 World Championships. The
Russian champion Elena Surkova and Evgeniy Kotsur were the winners of the debut
SUP Surf League SUP Surfing Tournament. More than 200 paddle boarding
professionals and amateurs from Russia, China, India, Malawi, Colombia,
Ecuador, Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistan joined the competition.
The U18 Cyber Tour of
CS:GO was the first international cybersport tournament in Primorsky Region.
Kazakhstan team defeated the Russian team in the final. One of Russia’s best
CS:GO players, Mikhail DOSIA Stolyarov, gave a master class for young athletes
from Vladivostok, and also played in a show match together with the coaches of
the participating CyberTour U18 teams.
Olympic champion in
gymnastics Liliya Akhaimova hosted a warm-up for participants in a charity run
in support of the Amur tiger. Sber team won the corporate run. Second place
went to the Russian Railways team, with the Roscongress Foundation coming in
third. Team ‘Russia – Land of Opportunity’ was headed by its CEO Alexei
Komissarov. The team included participants in the Other Cause project who had performed
a creative assignment on the Amur tigers. EEF 2022 hosted a signing ceremony
for the agreement between the ‘Russia – Land of Opportunity’ platform and the
Roscongress Foundation signed a cooperation agreement providing for a system of
tasks and incentives for young people through the ‘Other Cause’ project.
Sergey Karjakin, the
famous grandmaster, played a simultaneous exhibition for EEF 2022 participants
and also met with chess enthusiasts in Primorsky Region.
A large-scale programme
of table tennis tournaments was organized for EEF 2022 participants. Oleg
Matytsin, Minister of Sport, and Alexander Babakov, Vice Speaker of the State
Duma and President of the Russian Table Tennis Federation, played in the
Evening League tournament. Denis Andreev, Deputy Plenipotentiary Envoy of the
Russian President in the Far Eastern Federal District, won the Roscongress Cup
tournament. In addition, a table tennis tournament was held for the
participants of the EEF Junior Forum. The Roscongress Foundation, the Russian
Table Tennis Federation and RC-Sport signed a cooperation agreement at EEF
2022.
More than 70 athletes
from the Primorsky Region took part in the equestrian tournament ‘Roscongress
Cup. Trainers Cup’. The traditional platu-25 class sailing regatta for the EEF
2022 Cup once again graced the waters of the Amur Bay.
Also, under the auspices of the EEF 2022, the Far Eastern Federal District’s first skateboarding championship in the Olympic street discipline was held. The competition was hosted by the new skate park, which opened as part of the Eastern Economic Forum.
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news, go to the official Forum social network pages
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