On April 1, an open athletics festival "Runner's Day" will be held
in the village of Yazyol (Starodorozhsky district), which will actually
become one of the first mass race starts outside the gyms in the Minsk
region in the new season, the organizers of the competitions told BelTA.
Students of schools, members of clubs of runners, as well as
athletes in four age groups (18-30 years, 31-40 years, 41-50 years, 51
years and older) are invited to participate in the competition for
participation in the personal championship. It is supposed that young
amateurs of a healthy way of life will compete for the awards - boys and
girls aged 4-6. Organizers accept applications from those wishing to
perform until March 31, subject to a paid entry fee. From him released
boys and girls 4-6 years old, students of the Yazylic Secondary School
and workers of the agro-town Yazyl.
The site of the races will be a 400-meter track, laid around the
Yagilskaya secondary school. Beginning competitions with the run of the
youngest participants at a distance of 50 m. Following them, the
championship at a distance of 400 m will challenge students 1-2 and 3-4
classes. Schoolchildren of grades 5-6 and 7-8 will compete at 800 m, at
1600 m - pupils of grades 9-11, as well as representatives of age
groups. The apogee of the holiday will be the relay race. One of them is
4x400 m for heads of educational institutions of the Starodorozhsky
district with the participation of famous athletes. The other is a
family relay race 3x400 m. The formula of this competition allows a
joint performance of two parents and one child or one parent with two
children.
Winners in each age group of students, as well as men and women
at 400, 800, 1600 m, in the relay race 4x400 and family relay race are
awarded with cash prizes. Cash prizes will also be given to absolute
winners at a distance of 1600 m for men and women. Winners and winners
in each age group at all distances will also be awarded with diplomas
and medals.
The organizers of the sports holiday have provided a cultural
program. So, the performance of amateur artists will take place,
competitions and folk games will be held. In addition, after the finish
of the runners, soldiers' porridge and tea are waiting.
Agro-township Dyajl, which is one of the largest settlements of
the Starodorozhsky district, is a famous point on the track and field
athletics map of Belarus. Here, for example, in 1988, the "Yazyleskaya
Ten" competitions were born. Over time, this track-and-field race,
dedicated to the Day of Agricultural Workers, has gradually grown into
one of the most massive sporting events - the National Running Festival.
Now it is held in the autumn in the Old Roads, but retains its original
name. A number of track and field starts are being organized in Djal..
Written by belta.by