Sports and entertainment programme


By days
05 Jun
09:00–19:00
Roscongress Cup: White Nights tennis tournament
Sestroretsk, Razliv Sports Club, 1, Ulitsa Akademika Vernova
The Roscongress Cup: White Nights tennis tournament has become a regular fixture at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum.
Razliv sports club, located on the bank of the lake of the same name, will welcome members of the political and business elites from Russia and abroad, renowned figures from the worlds of culture and sport, and representatives from a range of other fields.
The tournament opening ceremony will be attended by Vice Governor of St. Petersburg Alexander Belsky.
This doubles tournament will take the form of a round robin, followed by semi-finals and a final. The finals will take the form of a knock-out.

The event is open to premium package participants. Prior registration is required. For more information, and to register for the event, please visit the personal web office.

The event will comply with all COVID-19 safety measures.


05 Jun
10:00–23:00
ROSCONGRESS GOLF CUP 2021
Peterhof Golf Club, 1, Gofmeysterskaya Ulitsa, Petergof
Roscongress Golf Cup has become a regular fixture of SPIEF. It is based at Peterhof Golf Club, which is located 25 minutes from Pulkovo Airport, and a mere few minutes from the famed Peterhof Palace and fountains, Konstantin Palace, and Alexandria Park. The tournament programme will also include master classes and entertainment for guests.

This event is open to Premium Package participants by invitation only. Prior registration is required. For more information, and to register for the event, please visit the personal web office.

The event will comply with all COVID-19 safety measures.


05 Jun
10:00–18:00
Ladoga Trophy 2021 rally raid
Leningrad Region
The start of the Ladoga Trophy is a regular fixture of the Forum’s sporting programme. Once again, spectators will have the chance to enjoy the world’s biggest off-road festival. More than 100 teams from across Russia are set to take part in the festival, which will take them on an exciting journey across Karelia and Leningrad Region. The course itself stretches over 2,500 km, with around 400 km of particularly tough terrain.
Among those taking part in the Ladoga Trophy will be:
professional drivers in specially fitted cars;
road tourists in off-road vehicles;
quad bikers and motorcyclists of all levels;
marathon runners (the Ladoga Trophy Trail will be a new feature of this year’s event).
The festival is set to take place on 5–13 June 2021.

Access to the event as a spectator is open to all.

The event will comply with all COVID-19 safety measures.


05 Jun
10:00–22:00
BUSINESS CLUB SAILING CHAMPIONSHIP’21: STAGE 2
Central Yacht Club, 9, Petrovskaya Kosa
The championship will provide an opportunity for private investors, business leaders, and government representatives to develop relations at a prestigious and exciting event.
The tournament is held across three stages in Sochi, St. Petersburg, and Abrau-Durso.
The thrill of the race, together with a rich business and entertainment programme accompanying the St. Petersburg stage, will provide a spectacular end to the Forum’s official business and sporting programmes.
The championship is set to take place on 4–6 June 2021.

Access to the event as a spectator is open to premium package participants.

The event will comply with all COVID-19 safety measures.


05 Jun
12:00–19:00
Sails of Kronstadt Festival. Yachting master classes
Кronstadt
As part of the festival, SPIEF 2021 participants will be able to dip their toes into the sport of sailing and try out being a yachtsman on a casual cruise along the Kronstadt coast. Professional instructors will hold master classes for participants, providing them with detailed instructions and then inviting them onboard a yacht. Participants are welcome to try independently controlling the yacht, raising and setting the sails, and performing maneuvers, or can simply enjoy the view from the deck. Who knows, perhaps this experience will serve as the start of a new chapter in your life, one full of sailing adventures.
One training session will last one hour.

The event is open to Premium package participants with pre-registration. You can register for the event and learn more about it in your personal web office.

The event will comply with all COVID-19 safety measures.


05 Jun
19:00–23:00
The Yawara Challenge team judo tournament
Vsevolozhsk, MillCreek Russia, 1, Klubnaya Ulitsa
This Challenge series judo club tournament is a new event in the SPIEF sporting programme. One of the most successful clubs in Europe and Asia – Yawara-Neva – will challenge two club teams from Spain – AJM Madrid (men) and JC Valencia (women).
The match-up tournament will consist of two rounds of seven five-minute bouts. The tournament will pit two men’s and two women’s teams together, with the winning teams being awarded the Yawara Challenge trophy.

Key honours:
Yawara-Neva (men) – eight-time European club team champions (2002, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2014, 2017)
Yawara-Neva (women) – three-time European club team champions (2002, 2004, 2017)
JC Valencia – five-time Spanish club team champions, Golden League European club team championship runners up in 2017 and 2019
AJM Madrid – two-time Spanish club team champions

This event is open to Premium Package participants by invitation only. Event invitations can be acquired at the Sports and Entertainment Programme stand.

The event will comply with all COVID-19 safety measures.