On 9 August 2015, Tatneft Arena in Kazan hosted the closing ceremony of the 16th FINA World Championships. During the official closing ceremony, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said that Kazan proved its readiness to host any sport competitions of international level.
The closing ceremony of the 16th FINA World Aquatics Championships was attended by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, President of FINA (International Swimming Federation) Julio Maglione, Chairman of the Russian State Duma Sergey Naryshkin, Interim Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov, Russian Minister of Sport Vitaly Mutko, Tatarstan State Counsellor Mintimer Shaimiev, Tatarstan Prime Minister Ildar Khalikov, and others.