At the opening ceremony of tournament there was a governor Sankt-Peterburgageorgy Poltavchenko. It read a greeting of the Russian President Vladimir Putin who with pride called itself Rakhlin's pupil. "Rakhlin's pedagogical heritage lives and develops, unites professionals and beginning martial artists", - is spoken in it.

As the master of sports of the international class the numerous winner of team championships of Europe Tatyana Ivanova noted, from the pupils Rakhlin molded not only champions, and persons. "It had a special gift, - Ivanova told. - Rakhlin never went in cycles only in a tatami, always was interested, than there live his pupils from what they are families. In training process it kept a tight rein on us, but outside a hall was for many others, and for someone - and the father".

The son, the chief judge of competitions, the arbitrator of the Olympic category Evgeny Rakhlin told it about prospects of development of tournament of memory of Anatoly Rakhlin. "A year ago we held tournament on Anatoly Rakhlin's prizes, - the chief judge of competitions noted. - Now it is devoted to memory of the father. This tournament has to remain youthful, but further we will include in the program and competitions of girls. The father paid in recent years much attention to female judo, headed Russian women's national team, and we will surely add a maiden component".

Tournament of memory of Anatoly Rakhlin took place in Sankt-Petersburg on December 14, reports ITAR-TASS.