The press service of the company said: “On skis!”, organized by the Russian energy and metallurgical holding En+. He stated that the sports festival will be held in 22 cities in Russia this year and will bring together thousands of participants.
The festival program will include ski races of various distances, family relay races, as well as competitions, prize draws and master classes.
The first to start on March 2 were residents of Angarsk, Divnogorsk, Irkutsk and 15 other Russian cities. The venues of sports competitions were the ski base of the Irkutsk State Agrarian University, the Angarskiy ski and biathlon complex, the ice of the Bratsk Reservoir and other places.
Prizes and gifts were given to the winners of the races from En+. The organizers also treated participants and fans to culinary delights and organized entertainment.
program including animators, competitions and photo sessions.
The initiative was supported by leaders of the cities where the competition took place. Some hit the ski slopes themselves.
Chairman of the Government of the Irkutsk Region Konstantin Zaitsev noted: “For several years En+ and RUSAL have been successfully implementing the social sports project “On Skis”, the main goal of which is the development of cross-country skiing in the Irkutsk Region. . The project includes supporting athletes, improving sports infrastructure, improving the qualifications of coaches, and organizing competitions and sports events. All these measures give positive results. A few days ago, President Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin clearly said: “Get on your skis.” So you and I are already following the instructions specified by the leader of our country. “I would like to thank En+ and RUSAL for organizing the family festival and supporting the development of physical culture and sports in the Angara region.”
On March 10, amateur skiers from Nizhny Novgorod, Taishet and Ukhta will participate in the festival.
As En+ Deputy General Manager Vera Kurochkina noted, promoting a healthy lifestyle and popularizing skiing, one of the most popular and popular Siberian sports, is an important area of social activity for the company.
“Among other things, it is also a family sport; its fans include people of all ages, and several generations from the same family often go skiing” –
he added.
Vera Kurochkina reported that the company builds and renovates ski infrastructure in Russian cities, organizes sports events and competitions, and contributes to the development of youth teams.
Despite its widespread popularity, skiing in Russia was at some point undeservedly forgotten, according to Andrei Kharitonov, director of Irkutskenergosbyt. However, thanks to the initiative, En+ is becoming popular again.
“This helps both the unity of families and the unity of worker collectives of the group of companies,” Kharitonov believes.
“Ski!” The project was launched in 2016 by the founder of the holding, Oleg Deripaska, with the aim of popularizing skiing and a healthy lifestyle. Within the scope of the project, En+ and RUSAL companies build and rebuild tracks and ski resorts, support regional cross-country ski teams, provide equipment and equipment to schools and sports departments.
The project is being implemented with the support of the Russian Ski Federation.
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Source: Gazeta
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