The national team of the Minsk region became the
winner of the championship of Belarus in orienteering, BelTA learned
from the main judge of the competitions, the cultural organizer of the
Gomel regional center of tourism and regional studies of children and
youth Andrei Marchenko.The best result of the three-day competition
was shown by the team of the Minsk region. The silver medalist was the
team of the Mogilev region, the bronze went to the team from Minsk.
The
closing ceremony took place on the picturesque shore of Lake Kazara.
Winning teams were awarded with medals, as well as diplomas of the
Ministry of Education and the Republican Center for Ecology and Local
History.
The championship of Belarus, which took
place in the Gomel region on June 12-14, brought together about 250
children aged 12 to 17 years. They played in the national teams of the
Vitebsk, Gomel, Grodno, Mogilev, Minsk regions and Minsk. Team Brest
region this year to participate in the competition could not for
objective reasons.
For three days, the
participating teams competed in sprint and classical distances and a
two-stage relay race. Competitions were held both on the territory of
Gomel, and in the forest area near the Kazara tract, 30 km from the
regional center.
According to Andrei Marchenko,
the sports festival was a success, the weather did not fail, and the
guys demonstrated an exciting fight. "Participation in the championship
became for them an active and positive beginning of the summer
holidays.It is glad that today the youth willingly participates in a
variety of sports events.This not only helps to develop the sport, but
also promotes the promotion of a healthy lifestyle," the source said.
The
organizers of the championship are the Ministry of Education, the
Ministry of Sport and Tourism, the public sports organization
"Belorussian Federation of Orientation", the Republican Center for
Ecology and Local History. The purpose of the event is the development
and popularization of orienteering in the country, the enhancement of
athletic skill, the identification of the strongest athletes and teams,
the promotion of a healthy lifestyle.
Sport
orienteering is actively developing as a mass kind of children's and
youth sports. In Belarus, more than 10,000 students are engaged in
orienteering in associations of interests created in educational
institutions. Activities orienteering combine both physical activity and
mental activity.
Written by belta.by
