On 19 June on the sidelines of the St Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF-2025), the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov and the Chairman of the PSB Bank Petr Fradkov, who is also the Chairman of the All Russia Field Athletics Federation, signed an agreement on cooperation in physical culture and sport between the Government of the republic and the Federation which envisages construction of the indoor field athletics arena meeting the requirements for hosting stages of world championships.
The Agreement pays special attention to the joint holding of the PSB Russian Field Athletics Championship in Tatarstan, which is scheduled for August 7-10 this year and will combine street and stadium parts of competitions. A joint committee of chief summer starts has been established to make the work more productive.