From January 26, 2015 the Olympic Race Walking Center of Saransk has a new director.
Instead of Olga Kaniskina, who has held the ledership of the center not for long, and left in response to recent events against him, was named Vera Nacharkina.
The appointment was made by decree of the Ministry of Sports chaired by Vitaly Mutko, which must be acknowledged to have resolved the matter in a few days.
Vera Makolova-Nacharkina born on February 17, 1966 is a former walker between the years 1980 and 1990 and she had obtained the following personal records. She was three times Champion of Russia, and won the bronze medal at the World University Games in 1989.
| Event | Result | Place | Date |
| | | | |
| 3.000 m outdoor | 12:11.48 | Chelyabinsk (URS) | 03.02.1990 |
| 3.000 m indoor | 12:50.66 | Glasgow (GBR) | 03.03.1990 |
| 5km outdoor | 20:38 | Leningrad (URS) | 05.08.1989 |
| 10km outdoor | 42:50 | Naumburg (GER) | 25.05.1997 |
| 20km outdoor | 1:34:03 | Mogilyov (URS) | 04.09.1988 |