On May 4-5, over 25,000 professional athletes and racing fans from 32 countries gathered at the largest sports competitions held annually in the capital of Tatarstan - the Kazan Marathon. Participants competed in four distances, namely 3 km, 10 km, 21.1 km and 42.2 km. A children's race was organized for the youngest athletes.
The teams of Tatarstan Ministry of Informatization and Communication headed by Deputy Prime Minister of the republic – Regional Minister of Informatization and Communication Roman Shaykhutdinov and departmental institutions took part in the 3 km and 10 km races.