The cross-country skiing championship of the border guard bodies of the Republic of Belarus was held in Novopolotsk

From January 29 to 31, 2014, for the fifth consecutive time, the cross-country skiing championship of the border service bodies of the Republic of Belarus was held on the land of Polotsk.

The competition was held at the educational institution "Novopolotsk State Olympic Reserve School". 72 servicemen and employees of the border service bodies, representing 13 military units, divided into 2 groups: units directly involved in border protection and support units, took part in the competition.

The participants of the competition were divided into 4 subgroups:

Group 1 – featured female servicemen.

Group 2 – men under 30 years of age.

Men aged 30 to 40 were in Group 3.

Group 4 included – male representatives over 40 years of age.

In the relay race, the representatives of the educational institution "Institute of the Border Service" were unmatched, the silver medal went to the support commandant's office team, and the bronze medal was won by representatives of the Lida border detachment.

The final team standings were as follows.

In Group 1 A (units directly involved in border protection) – the gold medals were taken to Minsk by the representatives of the educational institution "Institute of the Border Service of the Republic of Belarus", the 2nd team place went to the Polotsk border guards, and the bronze medal went to the Lida border guards.

In Group B (support units), the gold medal went to the support commandant's office team, the silver medal to the "Minsk" border control detachment, and the bronze medal to the border guards from the central communication hub.

Press service of the Polotsk border detachment