Rustam Minnikhanov and Ilsur Metshin congratulated residents of Yudino on the opening of the ice arena

(KZN.RU, March 4, Alina Berezhnaya). Today, a covered ice arena with artificial ice has opened in the residential area Yudino, Kirovsky district of Kazan. It was laid down last August. A new sports facility will operate year-round with a break for 30 days to replace ice and maintenance. Rustam Minnikhanov, the President of the RT, Ilsur Metshin, the Mayor of Kazan, Sergey Kobzev, the deputy CEO and chief engineer of Russian Railways, took part in the opening ceremony of the ice arena.

Rustam Minnikhanov congratulated the residents on the opening and noted that the new sports facility appeared at the request of local residents and was erected in a short time. The decision to build the object was made at a meeting of Rustam Minnikhanov with residents of Yudino and employees of the Kazan Territorial Department offices of the Gorky Railway, a branch of OAO “Russian Railways”.

“As we promised, a lot of work will be done in Yudino to ensure that living conditions and sports are at a decent level. Today there are 44 ice palaces in the republic. I wish our young hockey players success, play hockey, this is the best sport”, said R. Minnikhanov. He added that it is planned to complete the reconstruction of the architectural monument in Yudino the HoC “Zheleznodorozhnikov”, repair the House of Creativity and the public spaces.

Ilsur Metshin, the Mayor of Kazan, reminded that the laying of the puck into the ice arena foundation was laid on the day of the celebration of the 100th anniversary of Yudino. The Mayor thanked Rustam Minnikhanov for his attentive attitude to the development of sports. This object became the 14th artificial ice platform in Kazan. “Hockey is growing, athletes are winning both in Tatarstan and beyond its borders. Most recently, we laid a capsule here and today we give children the opportunity to play the first puck”, said Ilsur Metshin.

A new sports facility will operate year-round with a stop in work for 30 days to replace ice and maintenance. The ice arena will become a training ground for the sports school “Strela”. It will also have sections for ice hockey and figure skating for children. In addition, it is planned to organize mass skating in the sports facility for residents of Yudino.

Locals could not hide the joy of opening of the new ice arena. This sports facility will become a place of recreation and family entertainment for many of them. “We are so happy, now we don’t have to go to the city to find a skating rink. It is nice to see how the settlement is developing, new objects are emerging and great opportunities are opening up”, Maria Karpova, a resident of the Yudino, shared her impressions.