On 25 May 2019, the first WorldSkills Flag Relay in the Republic of Tatarstan took place at the Ice Palace, Nizhnekamsk.

On the eve of the closing ceremony of the 7th National Competition “Young Professionals” (WorldSkills Russia), the Minister of Education of the Russian Federation (Deputy Chairman of the Organizing Committee) Olga Vasilyeva and President of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov announced the start of the final leg of the WorldSkills Flag Relay in Tatarstan.

The WorldSkills Flag Relay was held as part of the Day of Chemist in Nizhnekamsk. President of Tatarstan Rustam Minnilhanov and Mayor of Nizhnekamsk Aydar Metshin became the honourable guests of the event.