The message reads, in part:
"This impressive event promotes a healthy and active way of life by maintaining and developing good traditions of the rural sports movement. The increasing number of participants and the careful attention paid by a wide range of people are evidence of the games' success as well as the positive social trends that are appearing in the Russian village today.
I am sure that the competitions will be a good start in the lives of many athletes and will become a significant event in the history of Russian sports.
I hope that all the participants will have exciting and fair competitions and that it will be an enjoyable time for all the guests."