The final of the regional tournament "Leather Ball" among children and adolescents has started in Novolukoml

May 21, Vitebsk / Olga Bogacheva - BELTA /. The final of the regional football competition for children and teenagers "Leather Ball" started today in Novolukoml, the Vitebsk Regional Committee of the BRSM informed a BELTA correspondent. The teams of the younger age group (11-12 years old) from Vitebsk, Dubrovensky, Gorodoksky, Miorsky, Postavsky and Lepelsky districts were the first to join the competition. The winners in this category will be announced on May 23. The final competitions in the senior group (13-14 years old) will be held in Vitebsk on May 28-30. Here, representatives of Lepelsky, Vitebsky, Verkhnedvinsky, Sharkovshchinsky, Dubrovensky districts and the regional center will compete for the title of the strongest. At the award ceremonies for the winners, special prizes will also be awarded to the best goalkeepers, defenders, forwards and top scorers in each group. The event is held with the aim of improving children's health, involving them in physical culture and sports, and identifying the strongest children's amateur football teams. The organizers of the tournament are the Department of Education, the Department for Youth Affairs and the Department of Physical Culture, Sports and Tourism of the Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee, and the Vitebsk Regional Committee of the BRSM. -0-