Optional sports / Дополнительные виды спорта
· Badminton – бадминтон
· Beach volleyball – пляжный волейбол
· Belt wrestling – борьба на поясах
· Boxing – бокс
· Сayak/canoe racing – гребля на байдарках и каноэ
· Chess – шахматы
· Field hockey – хоккей на траве
· Rowing racing – гребля академическая
· Rugby 7 – регби 7
· Sambo –самбо
· Synchronized swimming – синхронное плавание
· Trap and skeet shooting – стрельба
· Weight lifting – тяжелая атлетика
Sports in Kazan
One of the most important trends in the city life is sport development. Hockey club “Ak Bars”, Football club “Rubin”, Basketball club “Unics”, volleyball club “Dinamo TTG” and others represent Kazan in championships of Russia, Europe and world. In recent years, several world class sport facilities have been built, including Basket–hall Arena, Ice Sport Palace “TatNeft Arena”, hippodrome, Grass Hockey stadium and Aquatics Palace. Sport competitions of world level are often held in Kazan. Kazan will be hosting the seventeenth World Student Games in 2013.
The city of Kazan offers its guests diverse array of entertainment and relaxation options that are available in all the world’s capitals, but in, it offers the unique, cozy, home-like atmosphere that distinguishes Kazan and Tatarstan from all other places on earth.
The opportunities for amateur and professional sports in Kazan are currently increasing by leaps and bounds.
It is no secret that the city and republican officials are themselves passionate fans of Kazan sports teams. Its hockey team Ak-Bars (three time Russian champions, champions of hockey’s Euroleague), football team Rubin, basketball club UNICS, volleyball team Dynamo-Tattransgaz, and many other teams are well-known across Russia.
Equestrian sports are actively developed in the Republic of Tatarstan, and the International Equestrian Sport Complex is found in Kazan, in the Soviet district (from ul. P.Lumumby to ul.Sakharova, at the location of the old airport). It is the largest such center in Europe and the sole one in Russia of its level. Its competition space includes an enclosed grandstand seating 4,000 and an open grandstand seating 2,000. There is also an equestrian sporting club “Kazan”, not far from the city, and the equestrian sporting club “Confido” in the village Orekhovka in the Zelenodol`sk district. Altogether, those who would like can not only watch horse racing, but also learn to ride.
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Rowing sports can be practiced in the very center of the city, on Lake Kaban.
In Kazan a number of good chess schools operate, as well as fencing, billiards, tennis, and many other sports. You can play tennis on the courts of the Shamil` Tapischev School. While the Field Hockey Center (Orenburgskii trakt), is one of the best facilities in Europe. The center will host the European Men’s Field Hockey Championships and hosted the qualifying rounds for the 2008 Olympic Games.
Additionally, Kazan is vying for the 2014 World Championships.
The Kazan water park LETO STOP (Summer Stop) (located 10 minutes from the city center) and the water park Riviera are superb entertainment for the whole family, where you can spend an entire day enjoying the water park’s attractions and visiting its many cafes.
For those wanting to ice skate, the Ice Sports Palace and Tatneft Arena are open year-round, and in the winter there are many open rinks, where skates can easily be rented.
The ski sport complex Dynamo (Kazan’s Kirovskii district, not far from Lake Lebyazhye), is a favorite place for winter relaxation among Kazan’s residents and guests. Here, everyone can rest in the fresh air and ski a couple or dozens of kilometers on the quality surface. There are also skis available for rent. After skiing, you can snack and drink hot tea in a café.
Alpine Ski Sporting and Recreation Complex “KAZAN”.
Kazan residents` love for winter sports led to the construction of this wonderful Alpine ski complex not far from Kazan. It can be reached by the M-7 highway in the direction of Moscow, crossing the Volga and then following the directional signs. Its slopes are superbly groomed, with a drop between 160 and 190 meters and overall length from 800 to 1,800 meters. Of course, this isn’t the Alps, but it’s the best to be found in central Russia, especially regarding the lifts and the quality of the slopes. The Alpine ski complex isn’t just slopes, but also a well-developed infrastructure: here you’ll find cozy cafes and restaurants, equipment rental and service, ski lodges, and sporting goods stores, and professional instructors on the slopes. What else do you need for complete, healthy relaxation on the weekends?
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