A linden alley in honor of Olympic champions has been laid in Vitebsk

A linden alley in honor of Olympic champions has been planted in Vitebsk, reports a BELTA correspondent.

A linden alley in honor of Olympic champions has been planted in Vitebsk, reports a BELTA correspondent.

Seven young trees in honor of Romuald Klim, Viktor Kurentsov, Larisa Petrik, Tamara Lazakovich, Tatyana Beloshapko, Sergey Koplyakov, and Vyacheslav Yanovsky, who became champions and medalists of the Olympic Games in different years, have adorned the alley of Olympic glory of the Vitebsk region, located on the site near the central sports complex "Dynamo". The planting was attended by Vladimir Terentyev, Deputy Chairman of the Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee, Mikhail Portnoy, Head of the Department of Physical Culture, Sports and Tourism of the Regional Executive Committee, representatives of the city executive committee, the NOC in the Vitebsk region, athletes, coaches, young Olympians, and students.

The event launched the regional ecological campaign "Plant a Tree in Honor of an Olympic Medalist," organized on the initiative of Vladimir Terentyev, Chairman of the NOC representative office in the Vitebsk region. Throughout the spring, under the slogan "Let's Embellish Native Belarus!", it will be held in cities and districts of the region in the form of greening and landscaping of territories of institutions and settlements.

The campaign is designed to draw public attention to the current environmental situation in districts and cities, promote the Olympic movement, physical culture and sports, and popularize famous athletes from the Vitebsk region. Its participants will voluntarily include schoolchildren, students, vocational education students, representatives of local authorities, public organizations, and athletes.