Last Sunday Yeysk became the real center of a celebration of soccer and sports. Exactly here start of a vsekubansky action in support of holding 2018 FIFA World Cup was given years. Hundred football fans and simply fans of sports and adherents of a healthy lifestyle gathered on the central stadium to become witnesses of colourful action under the motto "Kuban — towards to the FIFA World Cup to Sochi".
Among guests of honor of an action there were a master of sports of the USSR in soccer, the long-term captain of the Krasnodar Kuban team, the repeated champion of Russian Federation among veterans Lagoyda Vladimir, the Honoured Master of Sports of Russian Federation on weightlifting, the silver prize-winner of the Olympic Games of 2008 in Beijing Shainova Marina, masters of sports of the international class in sports acrobatics, world champions of 2016 in China Nikitina Julia and Zhanna Parkhomets.
Opened a two-year stage of a vsekubansky action the minister of physical culture and sport Krasnodar territory, the Honoured Master of Sports on track and field athletics, the Olympic champion of 1980 in Moscow Chernova Ludmila, the chairman KKFF Peronko Yvan, the head of municipality Yeysk district Kelembet Youri, the Honoured Master of Sports, the silver prize-winner of the summer 2016 Summer Olympics 2012 Ushakov Dimitri.
- Yeysk the second time becomes a starting point of large-scale Kuban undertakings, - told, welcoming participants of the action, Chernova Ludmila. - And therefore that is the most northern point of edge and therefore that the Yeysk earth brought up a great number of the talented athletes who have glorified both Kuban, and Russian Federation on the world sports scene, and therefore that residents of Yeysk - the sports people. This action we want to draw attention to sports activities of all kubanets. Soccer - the most mass sport, but it is possible to choose and another. Them in Kuban successfully develops more than hundred. The main thing, - love to a healthy lifestyle. The Vsekubansky action is an excess occasion to remember sports. Already today we say that the next year the confederation Cup will take place, in a year after it - the World Cup to Sochi in which we have to participate. And inhabitants of Kuban have to know that it will give to edge. This attraction of tourism, expansion of economic opportunities of edge, opportunity for our children to play sports on professional platforms. Certainly not all become football players, but many will come to sports. As it was after Sochi
Skating rinks which are in Krasnodar territory, are overflowed. Huge number wishing to be engaged in hockey, figure skating, short track. This wave concerned also other sports which are not relating to winter.
Residents of Yeysk always differed the sporting achievements. In some months to Rio de Janeiro Yeysk athletes will already defend the champion titles and honor on country necks at 2016 Summer Olympics years. Let's wish them good luck! Addressing to athletes and the audience with a greeting, Peronko Yvan told: "That start of relay takes place at Yeysk stadium. - sign, exciting event for the area. This stadium saw matches of different levels, from municipal to international. I hope, in your area soccer will always develop. Already now to you to eat than be proud. On a past yesterday new tournament on soccer - a match of national football league - the team of veterans Yeysk district became the winner! "
The Vsekubansky action is unique in world sports history - preparatory activities of similar scale still were never carried out in one country hosting the World Cup. Specially made flag which of hands of the veteran of sports Lagoyda Vladimir was transferred to chapter Yeysk district to Kelembet Youri became a symbol of an action.
- All of us perfectly remember the action starting in Yeysk district on the eve of the Olympic Games to Sochi. We remember, what huge work was carried out by kubanets in order that the Olympic Games took place in Kuban at the highest level, and we remember what result was, - such words of a greeting Yury Kelembet opened the stock Kelembet Youri already for the second time honor to open large-scale actions in support of world sports events drops out. And today residents of Yeysk for the first time receive a flag of the Vsekubansky action in support of 2018 FIFA World Cup years. Yeysk district always was the territory of sports and a smithy of champions. We have a special relation to a kzdorovy way of life. Example of that good sports base and enviable results in sports. We will be and to develop further it. And now we dream of that in the final of the FIFA World Cup teams of Russian Federation and Brazil met.
Having passed to Ushakov Dimitri, the flag was solemnly taken in an automobile escort, at first on stadium, then on city streets, and went on all rural settlements of the area where within two weeks there will be sports festivals, competitions and tournaments. Travel of a flag will pass through all territory Krasnodar territory, and will end in May, 2018 at a festival of fans of the World Cup to Sochi which will take place in the seaport territory.
Parade of athletes Yeysk district went sports march on a racetrack of stadium. In festive columns led by the trainers there passed young pupils of children's and youth sports schools of N1 and 3, "Olympus". "Dream", "Dawn", sports and sports organization of disabled people "Victoria", schools of the Olympic reserve of a name of Oleg Zaporozhchenko, children's and youth sports school in soccer. To them is on whom to equal, after all names of graduates of these schools - Ushakov Dimitri, Fedorchenko Nikita, Yelfutina Stefania, Nesmiyanova Anastasia, Ivanova Anna, Babasiev Ruben. Sklyarenko Darya, Bezzubov Anton - already rattle worldwide.
This day on a football field spectacular action in which took part more than 200 young participants who are engaged in different types of sports was developed. Children played soccer, fought, engaged in fitness and rhythmic gymnastics, jumped on a trampoline. Did not do and without balloons departing to the sky. But this time the sphere was one - big, in the form of a soccerball.
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In 2018 our country for the first time becomes the hostess of the world championship on soccer which, besides, will be for the first time carried out in . It is the 21st FIFA World Cup of FIFA which final part will pass in Russian Federation from June 14 to July 15, 2018. Also for the first time the FIFA World Cup will take place in the territory of two parts of the world - and . Holding the championship is planned at 12 stadiums in 11 cities of Russian Federation, including in Krasnodar territory.
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Lagoyda Vladimir - a symbol of the Kuban soccer. Master of sports of the USSR in soccer. In different years he played for Leningrad "Zenith", Maikop "Friendship", was the long-term captain of Krasnodar "Kuban". The best penaltist in the history of the Kuban soccer, the repeated champion of the country among veterans.