​Vladimir Putin the President of the Russian Federation met with the Winter Universiade 2019 Volunteers.

On October 10, Vladimir Putin the President of the Russian Federation met with the Winter Universiade 2019 volunteers in the city of Ulyanovsk. He took part in the volunteer training session that was held as a part of the Russia – Country of Sports Forum.

The volunteers from 15 regions of Russia, selected for the participation in the Winter Universiade 2019, took part in this training session held in the format of an intellectual game. Vladimir Putin the President of the Russian Federation read out loud the questions about sports and the participants had to answer them within a minute. After that the President had a discussion with the volunteers during which he said, “A very interesting stage of life and the so called “personal career” is ahead of you, because it’s not about your professional advancement, it’s about your personal growth for sure.” At the end of the meeting he wished the young volunteers a good luck.    

We would like to add that a total of 5 thousand volunteers will be involved in the Games. Over 40 thousand applications were received during the volunteer recruitment process. And now the recruitment centre holds in-person and online interviews with the potential volunteers every day. The final list of the Winter Universiade 2019 volunteers will be made by the end of 2018. After the selection, all the volunteers will have training including courses in English and Krasnoyarsk History.