The strongest volleyball teams from Belarus and Russia will compete for the Union State Cup in Vitebsk

August 17, Vitebsk / Sergey Kotovets - BELTA /. The strongest men's volleyball teams of Belarus and Russia will compete for the Union State Cup and prizes from the Vitebsk Instrument-Making Plant "Vityaz" at the traditional 14th international tournament starting on August 25 in Vitebsk. This was reported to a BELTA correspondent at the Vitebsk television plant. 8 teams will compete for the main prize of the competition. Kazan's "Zenit", the 2009 Russian Super League champion and the 2008 European Champions League winner, Belgorod's "Lokomotiv-Belogorye", the 2009 CEV Cup winner, seven-time Russian champion and two-time European Champions League winner, Odintsovo's "Iskra", a multiple prize-winner of Russian and European competitions, as well as "Lokomotiv-Izumrud" (Yekaterinburg) and "GUVD-Dinamo" (Krasnodar) will come to Vitebsk. Belarus will be represented at the tournament by Zhlobin's "GVK-Metallurg", the two-time champion of the country and winner of the 2008 and 2009 Belarus Cup, Minsk's "Stroitel", and Vitebsk's "Marko" club, a multiple winner of national championships and the Belarus Cup. For the third time, the traditional tournament is held under the auspices of the Standing Committee of the Union State, which has established a prize fund of 250 thousand Russian rubles. The teams will determine the strongest under the roof of the Vitebsk Central Sports Complex. In the first stage, the volleyball players will determine the strongest in two subgroups, and then, based on the results of head-to-head matches, the winner and prize-winners of the competition will be announced. In addition to the main prize from the Standing Committee of the Union State, the best teams, coaches, and athletes will take valuable prizes from the Vitebsk Instrument-Making Plant "Vityaz" from Vitebsk. The most active fans will not be left without attention from the organizers. Despite the tight game schedule, an excursion program to the sights of Vitebsk has been prepared for the athletes. The tournament will conclude on August 30. The organizers are the Standing Committee of the Union State, the Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee and City Executive Committee, and the Vitebsk Instrument-Making Plant "Vityaz". -0-