November 16, 2009

The Okrug Governor’s press-service informs:

"The idea of creation of the Center for non-timber resources processing in Ugra is real but we should approve its organizational and legal form, basic spheres of its activities and financing", - said Deputy Chairman of the Government for education, science and external relations Alexei Mayorov.

The project was developed in the frames of  Russia and Canada Northern  Regional Development  Program  (NORDEP) and has been implemented for two years in Saranpaul. Primarily 5 people were  involved in the project, now - 50 people.

At the round table with the participation of potential partners of the new organization the coordinator of the program Tim Brigham made a presentation of the new center strategy. It was based on the analysis of the needs of the municipalities and assessment of the Okrug potential. He said: "In the region high results have been achieved in promotion of folk arts and crafts but it is necessary to attract new partners and use the positive experience of other regions", -emphasized Tim Brigham. "A new center will allow to avoid mediators and make shorter the chain between a producer and client. It will give information in time and will be useful for small and family business  in the preparation of authorizing documents, improvement of marketing and exploration of new markets for production sale".

Today experts are confident that the ideal model of the center should work in Khanty-Mansiysk and should be financed from the budget by 100 % at first and then by 50 %.

Alexei Mayorov agreed that while the first year of the new center life financing from the budget  would be  necessary but afterwards the center should  be re-paying.

After the discussions the strategy will be made, options of financing will be calculated from the local budgets and enterprises.

November 16, 2009

The Okrug Governor’s press-service informs:

The first gold medal was won by the combined team of Ugra for fitness and body-building.

Radmila Alieva from Langepas, a member of the national team of Russia, won a gold medal at the World Fitness,  Bodybuilding and Body-Fitness Championships for the first time in history of the regional bodybuilding.

Our athlete who had won silver and bronze medals at the continental tournaments, was a favourite of the tournament in the category "Body-fitness - juniors over 163 cm". She was ahead Eva Svachkova from Czech Republic and Rike Bakkan Eklan from Norway. Last year she managed to join the junior national team but was only the fourth.

From 270 participants who represent 50 countries of the Planet in the Polish town Belostok, two other Ugra athletes demonstrated good results. So, Anna Zubrilina  was among the six top participants in the category "Body-fitness - juniors  under 163 cm".  The winner in this discipline was Elina Gok (Russia), the second was Yana Kolbaska (Slovakia) and the third - Tereza Navraklova (Germany). Chief coach of the Ugra combined team Oxana Solonar said that the result of Anna is an excellent proof of the training of the sportsmen of Ugra.

Among sportsmen-veterans Russia and Khanty-Mansiysk Okrug was represented by Petr Dunaev from Urai. In his category of the top body-builders in the world in the age of 40-49 years old he was the ninth. "I congratulate Radmila Alieva, Anna Zublilina and Petr Dunaev upon success at the World Championships. Ugra athletes made a great contribution into the common result of the national team. Of course, it is success for the country and our Okrug. We are within the prize-winners of the World Championships. Now we can compete for hosting big body-building international tournaments  in Ugra", -said Kirill Morozov, President of Ugra Federation for Bodybuilding and Fitness.

In the total score the combined team of Russia was the seventh and so - within the top ten teams of the world. The winners were the host of the tournament - Polish, the second - Germany and the combined team of the Ukraine - the third.