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The opening of Lada Campus interactive pavilion was officially held in the FINA Water World Park today. Tatarstan’s Prime Minister Ildar Khalikov and AVTOVAZ President Bo Andersson took part in the event.

The Opening Ceremony of the 16th FINA World Championships is over. While spectators share their impressions publishing hundreds of photos in social media and athletes who were present at the Ceremony have gone to have their rest, we here shall present some figures of the Pilgrim show.

Special guests are present at the Opening Ceremony of the 16th FINA World Championships that is currently underway at the Tatneft Arena Sports Palace, Kazan. President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin and FINA President Dr. Julio C. Maglione attend the official ceremony marking the kickoff of this summer’s most anticipated sporting event.

The key cultural venue of the 2015 FINA World Championships has already opened its doors to its first attendees offering them to enjoy special performances, to engage in entertainment activities and even to win a car.

The FINA Water World Park, the key cultural venue of the 16th FINA World Championships situated on the premises of the Kazan Arena Stadium, will officially throw its doors open at 12 o’clock tomorrow. All visitors will be able to enjoy performances by well-known ensembles, to buy souvenirs and gifts and to watch the live coverage of sporting events.

With only one day to go to the start of the 16th FINA World Championships, Kazan welcomed 12 out of 19 Championships Ambassadors. All of them are famous, talented, merited representatives of their professions, who have become sort of role models for present-day youth. Maria Kiseleva, Svetlana Romashina, Dmitry Sautin, Elmira Kalimillina, Vladimir Salnikov, Gleb Galperin, Irek Zinnurov, Rustem Chanyshev, Anton Salakaev, Alina Gizzatullina, Dmitry Shiller, Aida Garifullina have already arrived in Kazan and are fully ready for the upcoming Championships.

The 16th FINA World Championships are going to be a major sporting event of 2015. During the Championships, Kazan will be visited by a large number of tourists from all over the world. To give visitors a heads-up on the upcoming event, we offer our top ten tips to help them make the most of the 2015 FINA World Championships in Kazan.

From July 24 to August 16, the FINA Water World Park will be open to the public near the Kazan Arena Stadium. The cultural programme of the Park, which is the main entertainment venue for local people and tourists coming for the Championships, has been designed specifically to attract the maximum number of visitors. Throughout the Championships, the Park’s attendees will be able to see performances featuring world-class artists and to get acquainted with Tatarstan’s national culture.