Irina Viner at the Znanie.Pervye marathon: "Our gymnasts will not perform at the Olympics with a white rag instead of the Russian flag"

Irina Viner, Hero of Labor of the Russian Federation, President of the All-Russian Rhythmic Gymnastics Federation, head coach of the Russian national team, who won 51 Olympic medals with her students, spoke to young people at the educational marathon Znanie.Pervye. The coach talked about the rules of life of champions and answered questions from the audience. Her speech took place on March 5 in the Atom Hall of the International Airport of the World Youth Festival at Sirius.

At the meeting with young people, the head coach of the Russian national team shared her principles of work with gymnasts and selection of young athletes.

"Each person has a spark. If a person is given a talent, they must do their best to improve it. Only through hard work and perseverance can you achieve the highest sports results"", — Irina Viner added.         

She also touched upon the topic of sanctions and the suspension of Russian athletes from international competitions. She said that no victory can be considered complete and fair without Russia's participation.

"We will not perform at the Olympics with a white rag instead of the Russian flag over our children's heads", Irina Viner added.

She explained what qualities are needed to climb to the highest step of the sports pedestal, noting that only natural abilities are not enough for this.

"First and foremost, you have to respect your competitors. The higher you climb in your sport career, the lower you should duck your head even in front of the gym janitor. And of course, you need to love, appreciate and be able to listen to music", — she noted.

The guests took the opportunity to ask the famous coach their questions. They asked about training, teamwork, relations with national team members and the prospects of Russian rhythmic gymnastics.

The meeting of the President of the All-Russian Rhythmic Gymnastics Federation with young people at the Znanie.Pervye marathon was included in the program of the track "Preserving the Family For the Sake of Children and Peace" The track is dedicated to family values and the importance of family, children's social movement and the development of young talents.

The "Znanie" society is a general partner of the educational program of the World Youth Festival, and the educational marathon "Znanie.Pervye" is one of the main events of this program. The most striking presentations of lecturers can be seen on the 24-hour media channel https://russia.znanierussia.ru/tv/Znanie.TV.

Also on March 5, on the fourth day of the educational marathon Znanie.Pervye, the lecturers of the thematic track were Maria Lvova-Belova, Presidential Ombudsperson for Children's Rights, Denis Pushilin, Head of the Donetsk People's Republic, Yuri Borisov, Director General of the Roscosmos State Corporation, Olga Buzova, singer and TV presenter, actors Dmitry Dyuzhev, Dmitry Kharatyan, Alexei Chadov, Milos Bikovich and many others.

Educational marathon takes place in Sirius from March 2 to 6 and covers six sites of the World Youth City: WYF International Airport, Yamal, Nizhny Novgorod, Kazan, Belgorod, and Moscow pavilions. The tracks of the educational marathon are consonant with the meanings of the Festival: “Responsibility for the fate of the world”, “Multinational unity”, “A world of opportunity for everyone”, “Saving the family for future generations” and “We stand together with Russia”.

Alongside the educational marathon "Znanie.Pervye," within the educational program of the World Youth Festival, the "Knowledge" Society organized the intellectual tournament "Znanie.Igra" with participants from different countries and the lecture series "Znanie.Kino", where viewers could watch legendary Russian films and discuss them with famous actors and directors. For the Festival participants a multimedia exhibition of the National Photo Contest Znanie.Russia will work, where they will be able to see the main achievements of Russia in the XXI century and immerse themselves in their atmosphere with the help of augmented reality technology.

The World Youth Festival shall become a platform for communication between young people from Russia and other countries. After the completion of the events on the Sirius Federal Territory, Russian Knowledge Society will continue the educational line of the World Youth Festival from March 10 to 17 within the framework of the regional program WYF 2024, which will cover all federal districts of our country.

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Overview:

The World Youth Festival is held in accordance with the http://publication.pravo.gov.ru/Document/View/0001202304050024Decree of Russian President Vladimir Putin to develop international youth cooperation. At the first meeting of the Organizing Committee chaired by Sergey Kiriyenko, First Deputy Chief of Staff of the Presidential Administration, it was decided to hold the Festival in the Sirius Federal Territory.

20,000 young leaders in education, science, international cooperation, culture, volunteering, charity, sports, business, media, etc., including 10,000 foreign participants, will take part in the WYF 2024. For the first time in the history of the festival movement, teenagers from 14 to 17 years old had the opportunity to join the event, including 500 from Russia and 500 from abroad. 5,000 volunteers from all regions of Russia, including 228 residents of the LPR, DPR, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson Regions be involved in the organization and delivery of the Festival. The organizer of the World Youth Festival is the Federal Agency for Youth Affairs (Rosmolodezh), the operator of the WYF-2024 is the Directorate of the World Youth Festival.

The first federal education marathon was held in May 2021 and became a symbol of the reboot of the Russian Knowledge Society. More than 850 lecturers shared their experience during the marathon.

The Russian Knowledge Society traces its history back to the Soviet public organization founded in 1947 on the initiative of representatives of the Soviet intelligentsia as the All-Union Society for the Dissemination of Political and Scientific Knowledge (since 1963 — the All-Union Knowledge Society, since 1991— the Knowledge of Russia Society). Members of the Society were engaged in popularizing science and lecturing on the achievements of the Soviet economy and industry. In 2016, Knowledge of Russia was transformed into the Russian Knowledge Society. On April 21, 2021, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the need to restart the Russian Knowledge Society on a modern digital platform in his address to the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation.