became champions of the Bandy Super League and had the highest average attendance, 5 747. In 2015 the league title was won again as well as in 2016. At the 2019 Winter Universiade, bandy will feature as a demonstration sport for the first time and tournaments for both men and women will be held. An indoor stadium will be built for the occasion. It is planned to be ready for use by the end of 2018. The complexity of the construction is considered unique. The city is considered a stronghold of rugby union in Russia, to the extent that the Rugby Union of Russia was headquartered locally for many years. Two Krasnoyarsk clubs, Krasny Yar and Enisey-STM, participate in the national Professional Rugby League, and European Rugby Challenge Cup, the second-tier pan-European club competition. Matches take precedence in the local media, and the city derby match can attract crowds of about 3000–5000. Many players of the Russian national rugby team hail from the area. Some of Russia's international rugby matches are played at the Central Stadium. Former Carolina Hurricanes left winger Alexander Semin is from Krasnoyarsk. Host of the international wrestling tournament named after Ivan Yarygin. Sport events The 2019 Winter Universiade was hosted by Krasnoyarsk in 2019. Notable people Viktor Astafyev, writer Vyacheslav Butusov, singer and songwriter Caziel, artist Walter Ciszek, Polish-American Jesuit priest held captive here on suspicion of espionage for the Vatican Valentin Danilov, Russian scientist Elena Abramovna Davidovich, numismatist and archaeologist Helene Fischer, German singer and actress Iya Gavrilova, ice hockey player Dmitri Hvorostovsky, operatic baritone Evgeny Isakov, ice hockey player Elena Khrustaleva, biathlete Sergey Ivanovich Lomanov, bandy manager and former player Sergey Sergeyevich Lomanov, bandy player Andreï Makine, novelist Yevgeni Popov, writer Sofia Samodurova, figure skater Alexander Semin, ice hockey player Andrei Shepelenko, professional ice hockey player Pyotr Slovtsov, opera singer Vasily Surikov, historic painter Viktoria Tereshkina, prima ballerina Evgeny Ustyugov, biathlete Viktor Tretiakov, violinist Andrey Vorobyov, governor of Moscow Oblast Twin towns – sister cities Krasnoyarsk is twinned with: Heihe, China (1999) Istaravshan, Tajikistan (2000) Sault Ste. Marie, Canada (2002) Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia (2003) Samarkand, Uzbekistan (2003) Oneonta, United States (2004) Cremona, Italy (2006) Žilina, Slovakia (2013) Changchun, China (2014) Manzhouli, China (2017) Cooperation agreements Krasnoyarsk has cooperation agreements with: Kokshetau, Kazakhstan (2022) See also References Notes Sources External links Interactive online map of Krasnoyarsk The Siberian Federal University homepage 1628 establishments in Russia Populated