Metropolitan Nikita acted as a speaker at the section of the XIV International Sports Forum “Russia – a Sports Power”translated

On October 22, Metropolitan Nikita of Krasnoyarsk and Achinsk took part in the XIV International Sports Forum “Russia is a Sports Power,” which takes place in Krasnoyarsk from October 21 to 23. The head of the Krasnoyarsk Metropolis acted as a speaker at the section “Sport and Spirituality: the Path to Human Education,” moderated by Dmitry Petrovsky, a member of the Public Council under the Ministry of Sports of the Russian Federation.

The section was also attended by the Chairman of the Patriarchal Commission on Physical Culture and Sports, Metropolitan of Murmansk and Monchegorsk Mitrofan, Chairman of the Spiritual Administration of Muslims of the Kemerovo Region Tagir Bikchantaev, Chief Rabbi of the Krasnoyarsk Territory Benjamin Wagner, member of the Federation Council Committee on Social Policy, Olympic fencing champion Evgenia Lamonova, Deputy Minister of Sports of the Nizhny Novgorod Region Ekaterina Parilova, three-time Olympic champion in synchronized swimming Maria Kiseleva, executive director of the ANO “National League for Sports Development” Alexey Podgorny and vice-president for sports of the FSO trade unions “Russia” Egor Romanov.

Addressing those gathered with a welcoming speech, Metropolitan Nikita emphasized the inextricable connection...