23
July
2007
Director General of IFC METROPOL M.V. Slipenchuk participated in solemn ceremony of lying of Memorable Capsule - a symbol of commencement of building of the Moscow Centre of martial arts
Vice-mayor of Moscow V.J. Vinogradov, Chief of
operative-administrative management of Moscow Government S.I.
Veselovsky, prefect of Southern administrative district of Moscow
P.P. Birjukov, Director General of IFC METROPOL M.V. Slipenchuk, a
member of Presidium of the High council of the Russian union of
martial arts A.B. Shturmin, representatives of federations of
martial arts of Russia took part in the ceremony which took place
on the 20th of July 2007.
Those who were present took notice of uniqueness of the complex
which shall become the largest centre of single combats in the
world and for the first time unite 32 Federations of martial arts
where today tens of thousands of young people from all over the
country are engaged. It was considered particularly symbolical that
lying of Complex occurs at the time when Russia is officially
declared the hostess country of the Winter Olympic Games -
2014.
The commencement of building of the Center became possible due to
financial support of METROPOL Group of companies and also due to
work of architectural and town-planning companies "АPМ", "Monarch
Concern" and "Moskapstroy".
This multifunctional sports complex will be transferred into
ownership of the Russian capital as a worthy gift to inhabitants of
Moscow and all Russia.
