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Vladimir Putin visited the Olympiisky Palace of Sport, where the International games between junior teams of CIS countries and the Baltic States are being held

June 18, 2005

Competitions of handball, swimming, table tennis and shooting are being held here as part of the games.

Mr Putin attended a match of handball between the Russian and Kazakhstan teams.

The President was accompanied by the Governor of the Moscow Region, Boris Gromov, the Head of the Russian Olympic Committee, Leonid Tyagachev, and the Head of the Federal Agency for Physical Culture and Sport, Vyacheslav Fetisov.

After the match, which ended in a decisive victory for the Russian team, the President attended international swimming competitions.

After this, the President went to the Ice palace.

June 18, 2005