The oldest athletics relay in the region took place in the Irkutsk region, drawing a record more than 3.6 thousand participants. The event, dedicated to preserving the memory of the Great Victory and promoting mass sports, brought together schoolchildren, students, work teams and security forces. The article covers the race results, winners in different categories and the largest teams in the relay.

“The track and field relay is the oldest sporting event held in the Irkutsk Region. This time, a record number of people are taking part in the relay — more than 3,600 athletes. The Irkutsk Region has a rich sporting history. We must take care to preserve our sporting traditions and support the development of mass sports,” said Pavel Nikitin, Minister of Physical Culture, Sports and Youth Policy of the region, at the opening of the competition.
The track and field relay is held to preserve the historical memory of the Great Victory among athletes and residents of Irkutsk, to encourage the population to engage in physical culture and sports, to promote a healthy lifestyle, and to develop a mass physical culture movement. Traditionally, school students, students of vocational schools, secondary specialized and higher educational institutions, as well as representatives of enterprises and organizations and law enforcement agencies, take part in the relay.
The winners and prizewinners were: among schoolgirls, first place went to School No. 10 (Angarsk), second place to School No. 2 (Ust-Ordynsky), and third place to School No. 9 (Irkutsk). Among schoolboys, first place went to Lyceum No. 1 (Usolye-Sibirskoye), second place to School No. 10 (Angarsk), and third place to Gymnasium No. 8 (Irkutsk).
Among girls from vocational schools, the team from the Angarsk College of Public Catering and Trade won, second place went to the Irkutsk College of Architecture and Construction, and third place to the Irkutsk College of Transport and Construction. Among boys from vocational schools, first place went to Team 1 of PU-2 (Irkutsk), second place to Team 2 of PU-2 (Irkutsk), and third place to the Cadet Corps (Usolye-Sibirskoye).
Among girls from secondary specialized educational institutions, the team from the State College of Olympic Reserve won, second place went to the Irkutsk Regional College of Pedagogical Education, and third place to the Irkutsk Agricultural College. Among boys from secondary specialized educational institutions, the team from the State College of Olympic Reserve also took first place, second place went to the Angarsk Polytechnic College, and third place to the Irkutsk Regional College of Pedagogical Education.
Among labor collectives, first place went to the East Siberian Institute of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, second place to the Irkutsk Aviation Plant, and third place to the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Among law enforcement teams: first place — KFK-4 (Physical Culture Team), second place — KFK-3 of the Ministry of Emergency Situations, third place — Military Unit 59968.
Among female university students, first place went to Irkutsk State Technical University (IrSTU), second place to the branch of the Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution of Higher Professional Education “Russian State University of Physical Culture, Sports, Youth and Tourism” (RSUPESY&T), and third place to Irkutsk State University. Among male university students, first place was won by the East Siberian Institute of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, second place by IrSTU, and third place by the branch of the Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution of Higher Professional Education RSUPESY&T.
Winners of the first stage among: schoolboys — Valentin Bochinin (Lyceum No. 1, Usolye-Sibirskoye), schoolgirls — Maria Sadokhina (School No. 11, Irkutsk), boys from vocational schools — Arkady Evstafyev (PT-2, Irkutsk), girls from vocational schools — Lyubov Bitueva (Irkutsk College of Transport and Construction), boys from secondary specialized educational institutions — Sergey Kolobkov (State College of Olympic Reserve), girls from secondary specialized educational institutions — Elena Alexandrova (State College of Olympic Reserve), boys from higher educational institutions — Yevgeny Panasenko (Branch of the Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution of Higher Professional Education RSUPESY&T), girls from higher educational institutions — Marina Konovalova (IrGUPS), law enforcement teams — Yevgeny Moryakhin (VSII of the Ministry of Internal Affairs).
In the “mass participation” category, the Irkutsk College of Mechanical Engineering (ITM) won, fielding 18 teams.
The winners and prizewinners in the team standings were awarded cups, medals, and diplomas. The winners of the first stage were awarded diplomas and prizes.
Based on materials from the Ministry of Physical Culture, Sports and Youth Policy of the Irkutsk Region