Get Charged Up 2.0 Festival: Kurchatov's successors played table tennis, legends opened snow football tournament
The ‘Get Charged Up 2.0’ Energy and Sports
Festival was held as part of the ‘National Achievements Forum: Energy Sector’
at VDNH.
The festival programme included the
Kurchatov Cup in table tennis and the Charge Cup in snow football, in which
teams from companies in the fuel and energy sector took part.
The table tennis tournament was held in the
Atom pavilion and was named in honour of Igor Kurchatov, the founder of the
Soviet atomic project, who was fond of the sport and encouraged his colleagues
to play it. “Break! Everybody gather and
play ping-pong,” the eminent scientist said almost every day.
Viktor Polyakov from Gazprom Neft won the
men’s tournament, while Kristina Miroshkina from Gazprom Energoholding took
first place in the women’s tournament. In the team event, Gazprom Neft won the
main prize. Alexander Novak, Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation,
took part in the award ceremony and played an exhibition match with Viktor
Polyakov.
“Sport
energizes all of us to achieve our goals. Nowadays, leading energy companies
are systematically involved in the development of sports: they construct
facilities, support clubs and federations, and create corporate teams. Sport
has evolved into a universal source of energy for all residents of our country.
The present festival has once again vigorously affirmed this notion,” said Alexander Novak, Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian
Federation.
Football legends were involved in hosting a
football tournament. Dmitry Alenichev and Yegor Titov kicked off the event,
inspiring employees from various fuel and energy companies to compete for the
Get Charge Up Cup. Teams representing Mosoblgaz, Inter RAO, Rosseti, Gazprom
Neft, Gazprom Energoholding, and the Roscongress Foundation battled it out for
victory. The final match saw Dmitry Bulykin and Vladislav Radimov officiating
as Gazprom Neft faced off against Gazprom Energoholding. Former members of the
Russian national team also participated in the award ceremony, autograph
sessions, and other festival activities.
The tournament was won by Gazprom Neft,
defeating their opponents 1–0 in the final. In the bronze medal game, Mosoblgaz
emerged victorious over Inter RAO with a score of 3–2. UEFA Cup winners Alexey
Berezutsky and Evgeny Aldonin presented the winners’ trophy on the main stage
of VDNH. Additionally, a drawing for tickets to football matches of Spartak and
CSKA was held on the main stage in collaboration with Lukoil and Rosseti.
Lukoil is a shareholder of Spartak and Rosseti is the general sponsor of CSKA.
Vladimir Zolotukhin, President of the Lukoil Sports Club, and Alexander
Filimonov, a six-time Russian champion with the Moscow football club, presented
the tickets for Spartak games.
Recall that the inaugural ‘Get Charged Up’
Energy and Sports Festival took place on 27 January during Power Engineering
Day at the VDNH ice rink. Hockey legends, including Olympic champion Sergei
Svetlov and world champion Maxim Afinogenov, participated in the festival and
led masterclasses on hockey skills. These accomplished hockey players also
joined the Recharge with Hockey corporate programme, which involved teams
representing fuel and energy companies. The festival concluded with the Tales
of Evgeny Plushenko ice show, featuring Olympic champion Yulia Lipnitskaya.
The Forum is being organized by the Government of the
Russian Federation, the Ministry of Energy of the Russian Federation, and the
Directorate of the Exhibition of Russia’s Achievements. The operator is the
Roscongress Foundation.
