- Title: Samara 2018 World Cup stadium behind schedule - Russian sports minister
- Date: 3rd October 2017
- Summary: SAMARA, RUSSIA (FILE - AUGUST 24, 2017) (REUTERS) VARIOUS AERIALS OF SAMARA'S COSMOS ARENA UNDER CONSTRUCTION SAMARA SKYLINE WITH STADIUM IN BACKGROUND SAMARA, RUSSIA (FILE - AUGUST 23, 2017) (REUTERS) STADIUM UNDER CONSTRUCTION EXCAVATOR AT WORK CONSTRUCTION CRANES NEAR STADIUM STADIUM CUP UNDER CONSTRUCTION VARIOUS OF CONSTRUCTION WORKS UNDERWAY (SOUNDBITE) (Russian) HEA
- Embargoed: 17th October 2017 15:50
- Keywords: Russia 2018 World Cup Samara stadium soccer host city delays
- Location: SAMARA, RUSSIA
- City: SAMARA, RUSSIA
- Country: Russia
- Topics: Sport,World Cup
- Reuters ID: LVA00171HFY9R
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: Russian Sports Minister Pavel Kolobkov said preparations to host the 2018 World Cup finals were in full swing but, like Russian President Vladimir Putin, insisted they had not been without difficulties and delays.
Putin said on Tuesday (October 3) the venues set to host the 2018 tournament were overall in a satisfactory condition but insisted that delays in construction work remained.
Kolobkov added that the 45,000-seat World Cup stadium in Samara, which has been plagued with delays over the past year, remained behind schedule.
"There are some delays at different stages of construction at the stadium in Samara," Kolobkov said, adding that the company building the venue had been fined.
The company building the stadium said in August it was 30 days behind schedule but hoped to make up for lost time and end work on the venue by the end of the year, the initial deadline for its completion
Russia showcased four of its 12 World Cup venues during the Confederations Cup this summer, a two-week tournament that featured the home country, defending World Cup champions Germany and the winners of FIFA confederations.
But many of the remaining venues are still under construction and have yet to be tested. - Copyright Holder: FILE REUTERS (CAN SELL)
- Copyright Notice: (c) Copyright Thomson Reuters 2017. Open For Restrictions - http://about.reuters.com/fulllegal.asp
- Usage Terms/Restrictions: None