The fastest participants of Olympic Day in Vitebsk will receive prizes from the NOC representative office for the first time

May 15, Vitebsk / Sergey Kochetov - BELTA /. The NOC representative office in the Vitebsk region has established 36 prizes for the winners of the Olympic Day run on May 16, which will open the Unified Olympic Day and the professional holiday - Physical Culture and Sports Workers' Day in the regional center. This was reported to a BELTA correspondent by Viktor Byньkov, executive director of the NOC representative office. About 2,000 people are expected to start the 1.2 km distance, which runs along Pobedy Avenue, according to preliminary estimates. A total of 12 races will be organized. In addition to valuable prizes, participants of the run will receive certificates from the NOC of Belarus. Then, everyone will be able to join the city festival of technical creativity of youth, which will unfold on one of the central avenues of the regional center for the 6th time. Vitebsk Olympians Irina Khlyustova and Anna Kozak invite everyone to embrace the ideals of the Olympic movement: their photos are displayed on billboards in the area of the main events of the day in Vitebsk. The program of the Unified Olympic Day is formed from various sports competitions and will be accompanied by performances of creative groups of the city. On this day, a kite festival, competitions in karting, volleyball and streetball, cycling and bicycle handling will be held. Participants and spectators will be able to appreciate the skills of young acrobats, fencers and gymnasts, DOSAAF paratroopers and cadets of the "Young Rescuer" club, who will organize demonstration performances. Mass sports festivals under the Olympic slogan "Faster! Higher! Stronger!" will be held in all districts of the Vitebsk region, Viktor Byньkov added. -0-