TOMSK, Aug
15 – RIA Tomsk. Athletes from 19 countries submitted applications for
participation in the World Cup final on swimming in flippers which will pass in
Tomsk in September, 2016, the press service of the regional administration
reported on Monday.
© Сергей Дубинин
Earlier it
was reported that the World Cup final on underwater sport will pass in Tomsk
from September 9 to September 12, 2016. Within the frameworks of competitions
carrying out the CMAS Super Sprint Cup is also planned. The center of water
sports of the Olympic class "Zvezdniy" opened in 2015 has to become
the platform for competitions.
"Athletes
from 19 countries of five continents will take part in the World Cup final on
swimming in flippers which will pass in Tomsk. <…> Athletes of Germany,
France, Belgium, Italy, Greece, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland,
Lithuania, Estonia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, China, Japan, Tunisia,
Colombia, Mexico and Russia will fight for medals of the Cup", – is said
in the message.
It is
specified that the Russian athletes will arrive to competitions from Moscow,
St. Petersburg, Yaroslavl, Novosibirsk, Tula, Krasnoyarsk, Kropotkin, Biysk,
Kemerovo, Chelyabinsk, Perm.