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2520 - Novy Urengoy, Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russia

Another World Postcard Day card from Russia. This one is from Elena is Novy Urengoy Но́вый Уренго́й. It is a new city founded in 1975 after the discovery of the Urengoy gas field, one of the largest in the Soviet Union. It was granted town status in 1980. Today there are almost 105 000 people living there. 

I would have guessed the city would have a KHL hockey team. Instead the big sport in town is volleyball. Fakel Novy Urengoy is a professional volleyball team playing in the Super League since 2004. The closest they have come to the Super League championship was two third place finishes in 2009 and 2019. However, they have won the CEV Challenge Cup twice - 2007 and 2017. The CEV Challenge Cup is an annual European third-tier level competition for men's volleyball. 

Zenit Kazan are the Super League powerhouses with 10 championships since 2008-09 (plus two runner ups). Belogorie Belgorod is close behind with 8 championships since 1996-97 (and six runner ups)

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