Five youth teams from Belarus and Russia will start the hockey tournament in Vitebsk

September 16, Vitebsk / Sergey Kochetov - BELTA /. An international youth ice hockey tournament will be held in Vitebsk from September 17 to 19 with the participation of five teams from Belarus and Russia, the press service of the Vitebsk Ice Hockey Club told a BELTA correspondent. The competitions for boys born in 2000 are being held in the regional center for the first time. The Vitebsk-2000 Ice Hockey Club will host teams Spartak and Lokomotiv from St. Petersburg, as well as two Moscow teams Atlant-2000 and Serebryanye Akuly. First, a single-round tournament will be held, during which the hockey players will play head-to-head matches against each other. The teams that score the most points will compete for the main prize of the tournament, as well as second and third places. The winner and prize-winners will be awarded a cup and medals, and all participants will receive prizes and memorable gifts. In addition, the organizers have established incentive prizes for the best athletes in the game nominations "goalkeeper," "defender," "forward," and "top scorer." The holding of the ice hockey tournament is intended to contribute to the improvement of the skills of young athletes and the popularization of this sport among children and adolescents. The competitions are organized by the Vitebsk Ice Hockey Club sports institution and the Vitebsk HC Youth Sports School. -0-