On Saturday, February 28, Ms. Arena Savinova, who lives in Astorakhan of south Russia, inspected the GB Tournament of Tokyo GB union sponsoring.
Ms. Alina Savinova is an English teacher of " Astrakhan State University" in Astrakhan City of south Russia by the Caspian Sea coast
During stay in Tokyo, she was interested in GB. Then she visited Japan Gateball Union, and she learned about GB history and culture. At that time she thought to promote GB in her university.
JGU staff guided her to watch the games. On that day she experienced GB for the first time.
She returned Russia in March, but she is planning to teach GB to her students in the university.
JGU is planning to send GB materials to Astrakhan State University, also dispatching Japanese players to teach GB there.

Gateball is spreading to the heartland in Russia.