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04.08.2015, 14:00

Artem Silchenko: I personally am more afraid to cross the road at a red light that to do high dives

High diving is one of the most extreme sports, and the athletes in this discipline are really courageous and fearless. Russian high diver Artem Silchenko shared his fears and expectations for the finals, relationship with other athletes and more with a reporter of the Press Office of the 16th FINA World Championships.

04.08.2015, 14:00

Mayor of Kazan talks about benefits of hosting FINA World Championships

A press breakfast dedicated to the 16th FINA World Championships has been hosted today by Mayor of Kazan Ilsur Metshin. Azat Kadyrov, Director General of the Executive Directorate for Sports Projects, and Evgeniya Lodvigova, Chairperson of the External Relations and Tourism Department of the Kazan Executive Committee, were also present at the event.

04.08.2015, 11:30

Anatolii Shabotenko: I will dedicate my dives in the final round to my fiancée

After the preliminary round of the high diving competition, the Ukrainian athlete Anatolii Shabotenko gave an interview to the Press Office of the Kazan 2015 Organising Committee speaking not only about the 27-metre high dives but also about the upcoming wedding.

04.08.2015, 10:00

Hungarian water polo team: One should never come to the competitions without a goal to win

The current world water polo champions, the Hungarian national team, show good results in Kazan. Today they have a match with Italy in the quarterfinal. On the day before the game Balazs Erdelyi and Miklos Gor-Nagy talked about their opponents, amazing water polo culture in their country and reflected on their careers in elite sport.

04.08.2015, 07:00

FINA Worlds 2015: Preview of competition day, August 4

The twelfth day of the 2015 FINA World Championships will reveal the winners in six medal events. The audience will witness the strength and the grace of the world's finest female athletes during the high diving finals, not to mention the exciting swimming and water polo competitions.

03.08.2015, 23:14

Day 11 review: World records and high bars

Day 11 of the 16th FINA World Championships was marked with the kickoff of the men’s high diving preliminary round. At the Kazan Arena Stadium, swimmers set new world records.

03.08.2015, 19:55

Adam Peaty: Kazan spectators encouraged me to win

The winner and runners-up in the men’s 100m breaststroke final of the 16th FINA World Championships took questions from journalists.

03.08.2015, 19:54

Sarah Sjostrom: I wouldn’t be that sure about me setting new records at FINA Worlds 2015

Taking questions from journalists during a press conference, the new world record holder in the women’s 100m butterfly event admitted that she is not sure about her setting new records in the near future.