Orenburg state university

OSU Volunteers Went to World Championship

Group of Orenburg volunteers including OSU representatives would help in organization of XVI World Championship in Water Sports started in the capital of Tatarstan on July 24.

Seven students and graduates of Economics and Management Faculty, Faculty of Philology and Journalism, Financial and Economics Faculty assisted in Kazan throughout all competitions — till the 9^th of August.

The head of Orenburg volunteers group Nadezhda Pashinina told that OSU students have been involved at sports grounds — to help the audience on tribunes and members of mass media in sports information center. The most skilled of volunteers — Natalya Surskova, graduate of OSU Economy and Management Faculty, was defined in group of rapid response resolving practically any problems.

2 500 sportsmen, 2 000 officials from 183 countries participated in the competitions. The record number of awards for all history of the championship was competed — 71 sets in six sports: swimming, synchronized swimming, open water swimming, platform diving, water polo, high diving. 2 500 volunteers from Russia and foreign countries provided comfort to participants and audience.