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“Chelyabinsk has been chosen as a place for the Euro-2012 due its good logistics and organizing experience,” says Alexander Popov – the special guest of the competition and multiple Olympic swimming champion.

“The Stroitel Swimming Pool satisfies the international criteria. The fact that Chelyabinsk takes the U19 European Women’s Water Polo Championships shows its good logistics and organizing experience. But the city has perspectives. For example, you can host the Russian swimming championships,” Popov explains.

Russia has named preliminary squad for the U19 European Women’s Water Polo Championships that will be held in Chelyabinsk on September 9-16. According to the head coach of the Russian team Pavel Nakoriakov, at least 7 girls from Zlatoust will join the junior national team.

All countries that take part in the event have a right to select 13 athletes for the Euro-2012. Most of the participants have already made their decisions.

Today, at the city’s main square the players from Zlatoust Uralochka team, who will take part in the European Water Polo Championships, have organized morning exercises for the townspeople of the South Urals capital.

Russian junior national water polo team is through a series of away training sessions held within team’s preparation for the European Championships.