Two Naberezhnye Chelny athletes, Rafael Kamalov and Ranis Gilyazetdinov, were awarded well–deserved sports titles. Thus, wrestler Ranis Gilyazetdinov was awarded the honorary sports title "Honored Master of Sports of Russia". Taekwondo practitionerRafael Kamalov received the title of "Master of Sports of International class".
The award ceremony took place at an expanded meeting of the Board of the Ministry of Sports of the Republic of Tatarstan in the concert hall "Academy" of the Volga State Academy of Physical Culture, Sports and Tourism. The awards were presented to the Naberezhnye Chelny athletes by the Minister of Sports of Russia Oleg Matytsin.