An international mini-football tournament will bring together energy workers from five countries in Novolukoml today

An international mini-football tournament will bring together energy workers from five countries in Novolukoml, Chashniki District today, the Ideological Work Department of the Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee informed a BELTA correspondent. The XX anniversary international mini-football tournament among energy workers from Russia, Ukraine, Moldova, China, and Belarus is organized at the sports complex of the Lukomlskaya State District Power Station.

This year, 23 teams are scheduled to participate in the competition, including 8 veteran teams over 40 years old. More than 250 athletes are expected in total. "As one of the forms of communication for energy workers from different countries, the international mini-football tournament has become a hallmark of Belarusian energy workers. For several years, teams of energy workers from Russia, Ukraine, Moldova, Belarus, Poland, Lithuania, France, and China have participated in this sports and cultural event," the regional executive committee noted.

Tournament games will be held over four days. The chief referee of the competition is Andrey Vasilkevich, a judge of the highest national category. The chief secretary-referee is FIFA's Andrey Zhukov. The solemn closing ceremony of the tournament and the awards ceremony for the winners and prize-winners of the competition will take place on November 11.