The opening of the final games of the young footballers "Leather Ball" will take place on September 7 in Novopolotsk

September 6, Vitebsk / Sergey Kochetov - BELTA /. The grand opening of the final games in the middle age group of the republican competitions among children and adolescents in football "Leather Ball" for the prizes of the Presidential Sports Club will take place on September 7 in Novopolotsk. This was reported to a BELTA correspondent by the chief secretary of the competition, Nadezhda Kislova. Contenders for victory among the 11-12-year-old boys will be the teams "Vympel" (Ivatsevichi District), "Start" (Miory District), "Vympel" (Gomel), "Krinitsa" (Novogrudok District), "Olimpik" (Slutsk District), "Torpedo" (Oktyabrsky District of Mogilev) and two representatives of the Central District of the capital - "Orlenok" and "Partizan". At the first stage, the teams will hold a single-round tournament in two subgroups, based on the results of which the participants of the final matches will be determined. In addition, all footballers will have to participate in individual competitions on elements of football technique and physical training. The boys will be offered six exercises, based on the results of which the best of the best will be determined. The winner and prize-winners of the competition, as well as the best footballers in individual standings, will be awarded cups, medals, valuable prizes and souvenirs at the closing ceremony on September 10. The games will be held at the Atlant stadium. The organizers of the competition are the Presidential Sports Club, the Ministry of Sports and Tourism, the Ministry of Education, the BRSM and the association "Belarusian Football Federation". The general sponsor is BT Telecommunications CJSC Beltechexport, partners are Trade House BELAZ and Belarusian Potash Company. -0-