MXGP & FIM meet with Russian Deputy Prime Minister in Moscow

ORLYONOK (Krasnodar) 14 June 2021 – Infront Moto Racing CEO David Luongo and FIM President Jorge Viegas were invited to meet with members of the Russian Ministry in Moscow to discuss the future of Motorcycle industry and MXGP in Russia.

The meeting, which marked a historical moment for the FIM Motocross World Championship, took place in Moscow’s White House and featured official guests including Dmitry Nikolaevich Chernyshenko the Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation, Oleg Vasilievich Matytsin the Minister of Sports of the Russian Federation, along with Dietrich Evgeny Ivanovich the Chairman of the board of trustees MFR, Irek Envarovich Faizullin the Minister of Construction, Housing and Communal Services of the Russian Federation, the President of the MFR Alexander Dzheus, as well as and Yakhnich Aleksandr Michailovich First Vice President of MFR.

Infront Moto Racing CEO David Luongo: “On behalf of Infront Moto Racing, I feel very honored by the invitation from Mr. Chernyshenko to this historical and very constructive meeting in the heart of Russian government in Moscow. Motocross has been part of the Russian DNA for decades. From Guennady Moisseev who opened the road to many other fantastic talented riders. I thank the strong will of the authorities to continue their support and investments in the infrastructures, new circuits and youth talents who are the base of our sport. Thank to the great collaboration with the MFR and its president Alexander Dzheus, the Russian Federation have been hosting MXGP for the fourth year plus a Junior World Championship, and all the Grand Prix have been organized very successfully in Orlyonok.”

FIM President Jorge Viegas: For the first time a high level delegation of the Russian government met the President of the Russian Motorcycle Federation (MFR) and the CEO of Infront, our promoter for the FIM Motocross World Championships. I feel very honoured for this opportunity and to be able to explain to the Deputy Prime-Minister how important motorcycling sport can be for this country and in particular the discipline of Motocross. We were assured that the Russian Government will give full support to our sport now and in the future”.

President of the MFR Alexander Dzheus: “It's a great honour and a serious responsibility for us to host the opening round of MXGP season. This event is paid attention at the highest level. In a close Russian round of MXGP its readiness was discussed at the meeting with the Russian Government Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko, FIM President Jorge Viegas. This meeting underlines the will of our country for collaboration and our interest in developing technical kinds of sports. I`m sure the Russian round of MXGP will be a successful start of the world series”.

Along with the future of the MXGP of Russia, the members further discussed the growth of motorcycle industry in Russia and investing in the future of the sport. The meeting was very positive, and Infront Moto Racing is delighted to continue working towards the worldwide growth of motocross, as well as the FIM Motocross World Championship and look forward to more events in the future.

Photo, from left to right: Minister of Sports of the Russian Federation Oleg Vasilievich Matytsin, President of the MFR Alexander Dzheus, Infront Moto Racing CEO David Luongo, FIM President Jorge Viegas, Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Nikolaevich Chernyshenko, Chairman of the board of trustees MFR Dietrich Evgeny, Minister of Construction, Housing and Communal Services of the Russian Federation Irek Envarovich, First Vice President of MFR Yakhnich Aleksandr Michailovich .

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