From left: Two-time Olympic athletics champion Svetlana Masterkova, General Secretary of the International Association of Athletics Federations Essar Gabriel, vice-president of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) Sergei Bubka, Russian Deputy Minister of Sport Pavel Kolobkov, general secretary of the All-Russian Athletics Federation (VFLA) Mikhail Butov and director general of sports and entertainment events in Moscow Alexander Polinsky at a press conference on the start of ticket sales for the World Athletics Championships.
