“Any major sporting event for the host country is a colossal leap forward.
Remember what Sochi was like before the Olympic Games.
The last time a global reconstruction was carried out there was in the USSR.
The city was slowly dying.
There were no networks, no sewers, and no roads.
The airport is old.
Now Sochi is one of the best ski resorts in the world with excellent interchanges, a brand new airport and train station, ”said Svishchev RT.
He noted that hospitals, schools, residential buildings were built in the city, and the standard of living of ordinary people has risen.
“In recent years, St. Petersburg has turned into a very beautiful city.
The state invests a lot of money there.
In my opinion, even ten years ago it was scary to come there: a gray nondescript city with sad weather.
And holding the Olympic Games will make it even more beautiful.
Kazan flourished after the 2013 Universiade.
In Krasnoyarsk, order was restored for the 2019 Universiade.
To hold the Olympics in St. Petersburg is a great idea.
The city is almost ready for it.
But it would be even better to submit a joint application with several cities, ”the deputy added.
Recall that Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that Russia is considering the possibility of holding OI-2036.
The competition can be hosted by St. Petersburg and Kazan.
Earlier, the head coach of the Russian national synchronized swimming team, Tatyana Pokrovskaya, said that the Olympic Games-2036 would give a tremendous impetus to the development of sports in Russia.