On September 29 in Irkutsk on Gagarin Boulevard, a citywide event, Workout with a Champion, will be held, open to all. The warm up will be led by famous athletes of the region, then guests will enjoy master classes from sports centers, clubs, fitness clubs, dance schools and yoga centers. The event will end with a sports flash mob and will be part of a nationwide campaign for a healthy lifestyle.

In Irkutsk, on Gagarin Boulevard near the monument to Alexander III, a citywide event, “Warm-Up with a Champion!”, will take place on September 29, in which everyone is welcome to take part. The event will begin at 1:00 p.m.
The warm-up for those gathered will be led by well-known athletes from the Irkutsk Region: international-class master of sports in bobsleigh, candidate for the Russian national team to participate in the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, Alexey Negodailo; honored master of sports of Russia in speed skating, participant in three Olympic Winter Games, Oksana Ravilova; international-class master of sports in speed skating, winner of the 2004-2005 World Cup season in the team pursuit, two-time Russian champion in classical all-around, Olga Tarasova.
From 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., master classes from sports centers and sections of the city, fitness clubs, dance schools, and yoga centers will begin for everyone interested. Residents of Irkutsk will be able to try themselves in different sports and receive the necessary information about any sports institution that interests them. The event will conclude with a sports flash mob.
In Irkutsk, “Warm-Up with a Champion!” will be held as part of the nationwide campaign of the same name, the goal of which is to develop healthy lifestyle habits and regular physical education and sports activities among the citizens of Russia. In Irkutsk, the organizers of the event are the Ministry for Physical Culture, Sports and Youth Policy of the Irkutsk Region, the Regional State Budgetary Institution “Resource and Methodological Center for the Development of Physical Culture and Sports in the Irkutsk Region,” the administration of Irkutsk, and JSC “Publishing House ‘Komsomolskaya Pravda’.”
Based on materials from the press service of the Department of Physical Culture and Sports of the Irkutsk Region