The Week of Sports and Health will be held in the Vitebsk region
September 13, Vitebsk /Olga Bogacheva - BELTA/. The Sports and Health Week will be held in the Vitebsk region from September 17 to 25, BELTA was informed by the Department of Physical Culture, Sports and Tourism of the Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee.
In Vitebsk, the republican event will open with a large-scale sports competition, which will take place at the Central Sports Complex "Dynamo". About 1.5 thousand students from various schools of the regional center and Vitebsk district will take part in the event. The children will compete in strength, agility and speed, and will also see demonstration performances by athletes and visit the Alley of Olympic Glory of the CSC on an excursion. Sports passions will also rage that day near the Vitba River - a favorite recreation spot for Vitebsk residents. Here, schoolchildren will become participants and spectators of a mini-football match.
Among other major events is the regional sports competition for children with psychophysical development disorders. About 50 teenagers aged 12-14 from specialized schools in the region will compete in table tennis, volleyball, mini-football, and athletics on September 17-18.
The specialized exhibition fair "Vitebsk Region for a Healthy Lifestyle-2011" will be held from September 14 to 16, timed to coincide with the event. More than 50 industrial enterprises, medical, educational, and public organizations of Vitebsk have announced their participation, representing a wide range of products and services that promote a healthy lifestyle.
Numerous events will also be organized during the Sports and Health Week at sports grounds in the region. "In every city, district center, and educational institution, sports competitions, sports festivals, intellectual and entertainment quizzes and contests dedicated to sports will be held, with the aim of involving the maximum number of people of different ages," the department said, emphasizing that the main goal of the entire event is to promote a healthy lifestyle as the main factor for good mood and well-being.-0-
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