The "Olympic Hopes" Spartakiad of the Union State among schoolchildren has concluded in Novopolotsk

From December 5 to 10, about 230 athletes from 13 regions of Belarus and Russia competed for victory in Neftegrad.

For several days, fierce battles unfolded in the Ice Palace of Novopolotsk. Hockey teams demonstrated beautiful teamwork, precision, and speed. It was truly hot on the ice.

Weather made adjustments to the skiers' competition program, and instead of ski races, they faced a cross-country race at the Novopolotsk State Olympic Reserve School.

At the solemn closing ceremony of the Spartakiad, the winners were awarded well-deserved medals and cups.

– This Spartakiad is the beginning of your sports journey. You are the strongest! Love and respect sports, – Vyacheslav Shiparyov, Head of the Personnel Policy and Ideological Work Department of the Ministry of Sports and Tourism of the Republic of Belarus, addressed the young athletes.

Alexander Panov, consultant of the Department of Physical Culture and Mass Sports of the Russian Federation, thanked the leadership of Novopolotsk for the high level of organization of sports events and participants' leisure during the Spartakiad.

The most anticipated and exciting moment of the Spartakiad closing was the awards ceremony for the winners.

Thus, in ice hockey, the first place was won by the "Yaroslavich" team (Yaroslavl region, Russia), the second by "Yunost" (Nizhny Novgorod region, Russia), and the third by "Arktur" (Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russia).

Among the skiers, the places were distributed as follows: in the team event and mixed relay, the first place went to athletes from the Gomel region, the second to skiers from the Chelyabinsk region, and the third step of the podium was taken by participants from the Mogilev region.

The sports competitions are over, and the young athletes have not only medals but also personal records, new acquaintances, and impressions in their collection.

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