Mingiyan Semenov: "Olympic bronze sounds like gold to me"

Mingiyan Semenov, a second year student from the Institute of Physical Education, Sports and Tourism and a winner of Olympic bronze in Greco-Roman wrestling at London Olympics, was awarded with II Order for Sevices to the Fatherland at a formal reception in Kremlin on 15 August 2012.

When giving national medals to Russian Olympic winners for contributing to physical education and sports and high achievements at XXX Olympic Games, RF President Vladimir Putin said that developing community sports is a foundation for the sports of high achievements. Student sports also contribute to these developments. «Tertiary institutions sports, — President said, — sustain community sports and it requires special attention».

Mingiyan Semenov arrived in Krasnoyarsk on 16 August. Krasnoyarsk delegation was met by the representatives of regional and municipal authorities, athletes, students and staff from Siberian Federal University.

The coach of the Olympic bronze winner Michael Gamzin said that the athlete has achieved a lot in a single year. : «He won the national championship in Russia and became a winner of international tournaments in Poland, Turkey and Ivan Poddubny Grand Prix».

Mingiyan Semenov dedicated his Olympic success to his father's memory. His father believed that Mingiyan's vsion of attending Olympics would come true.
«Bronze sounds like gold to me! It was a modest start for my coach and me but the medal gives me confidence to fight further. We will correct mistakes, there will be more training sessions and another sporting cycle», — the athlete said.

Пресс-служба СФУ, 17 august 2012