On September 2, Ambassador Burns joined approximately 3,500 U.S. and Russian sports fans to applaud the athletes competing in the "Moscow Challenge" at the Luzhniki Sport Arena. His remarks at the Opening Ceremonies recognized the U.S. participation in this important track-and-field tournament as a concrete demonstration of American and Russian partnership through sports. Also participating were the Head of Federal Agency for Physical Culture and Sport Vyacheslav Fetisov, Chairman of the Moscow Sport Committee Mikhail Stepanyants and President of the Russian Track and Field Federation Valentin Balaknichev. The "Russian Challenge" track-and-field tournament revives the tradition of conducting matches between the United States and Russia. The first tournament was held in 1958 after an "agreement in the field of culture, technique and education between the USSR and the USA" was signed in Washington.