The Olympic Sports Festival will take place on July 27 at correctional facility No. 1 in Vitebsk

July 26, Vitebsk /Sergey Kochetov - BELTA/. The representative office of the National Olympic Committee of Belarus in the Vitebsk region will organize an Olympic sports festival on July 27 at correctional facility No. 1 in Vitebsk, BELTA was informed by the press service of the regional NOC representative office.

The guest of honor and chief judge of the competitions will be the silver medalist of the 1980 Olympics, Honored Master of Sports, multiple world and European champion Igor Kanygin.

An extensive sports program has been prepared for the institution's inmates, including competitions in seven sports. The boys will have to determine the strongest in the 60m run, in the kettlebell lifting tournament, in pull-ups on the horizontal bar, and compete in accuracy when throwing a ball into a basketball hoop. In addition, the children will demonstrate their teamwork skills in tug-of-war competitions, football matches, and an Olympic relay race (4x100m run).

Winners and prize-winners of the Olympic sports festival will be awarded prizes from the NOC of Belarus. The regional representative office of the National Olympic Committee will also donate commemorative prizes and a set of sports equipment to the correctional facility.-0-