The sports and entertainment
programme of the 7th Eastern Economic Forum will be held under the
Vladivostok Open brand and will feature 10 sporting events.
“The sports
programme is a traditional venue for the development of international cooperation,
including student exchange, the presentation of new formats for spectacular
tournaments, and the promotion of mass and corporate sports. The development of
the Far East as a modern sports centre with an eye on new challenges will also
be one of the topics on the Forum’s business agenda,” Anton Kobyakov, Adviser
to the President of the Russian Federation, Executive Secretary of the EEF 2022
Organizing Committee, said. The Vladivostok Open programme was set up by the
Roscongress Foundation in conjunction with all-Russia sports federations, with
support from the Russian Ministry of Sports.
The first day of EEF 2022 will open
with the Vladivostok Run on Russky Island in the morning, which will also be
the final event of the International Tiger Forum. EEF participants, famous
athletes, and city residents will take part in the 5 km run. The Run is
dedicated to the Amur tiger, with all proceeds going towards the preservation of
one of the Far East's symbols. The race will be held with the support of
Russian Railways.
A large part of the sports programme
will have an international flavour. The boxing evening will be held as a match
between the Russian and Asian national teams. The new Arena Sporta in
Vladivostok will host the event.
The geography of the mass wrestling
tournament is 18 countries, including athletes from India, Mongolia, Iran,
Brazil, and Angola. Many of them competed at the World Championships in Yakutsk
a month ago. The mas-wrestling competition will be held as part of the “Far
East Street” exhibition. The men will compete in weight classes of up to 75 kg
and 90 kg, and the women up to 65 kg.
The Vladivostok International Rowing
Regatta will bring together the strongest student teams from Russia, Belarus,
China, and other countries on Russky Island. A tournament among professional
teams will also be held. The regatta will be a big sports festival featuring an
entertainment and gastronomic programme on the shores of Novik Bay.
EEF 2022 will mark the launch of the SUP Surf League – the new format of international SUP surfing competitions bringing together
amateurs and professionals. Over 250 participants representing 10 countries
will be on the starting line in the Amur Bay.
Grandmasters from Russia, including
all regions of the Far Eastern Federal District, and Asia-Pacific countries
will compete for the EEF Chess Cup. A large-scale chess programme has also been
prepared for Forum participants and residents of Primorsky Territory.
The Far Eastern Federal District’s first
skateboarding championship in the Olympic street discipline will be held as
part of the EEF 2022. The competition will be hosted by Vladivostok’s new skate
park, whose opening ceremony will also take place at the Forum.
The GTO Arena pavilion will be part
of the “Far East Street” exhibition with its central event – the GTO Games. The
GTO Games are a new spectacular mass sport based on the norms of the Ready for
Labour and Defence All-Russian Physical Culture and Sports Exercise Programme.
The games will be held in individual and team events with the participation of
professional athletes. EEF participants will also be able to test their
physical abilities at the pavilion.
There will be sailing competitions
in addition to rowing. The traditional sailing regatta for the EEF Cup in the
Platu-25 yacht class will grace the waters of the Amur Bay. The competition
format includes short dynamic races. All Platu-25 class yachts in Primorsky Territory
are symbolically named after Russian and foreign rock bands.
The EEF 2022 sports programme will
open with another regatta – Radio Monte Carlo – to be held at the Tenzor
Sailing Club located in Moscow Region on 13 August. As part of the regatta, Russian
Media Group will hold a discussion entitled “Creative & Business: The
Experience Economy”.
The Vladivostok Open is operated by RC-Sport, the sports platform of the Roscongress Foundation.
All real-time news on the
preparation for EEF 2022 is available on the official Forum social network
accounts.
Telegram: t.me/roscongress
VK: Eastern Economic Forum (vk.com)
Current
information on EEF 2022 sporting events: t.me/Sport_Roscongress
