In the Irkutsk region, climbing competitions will be held for teenagers aged 10 to 17, aimed at popularizing this sport and forming the region's youth team. Participants will compete in difficulty and speed, and winners and medalists will receive certificates and prizes. For the youngest promising athletes under 10, there is a separate Young Climber category.
The purpose of the competition is to promote a healthy lifestyle, popularize climbing as a sport in the Irkutsk Region, and form a youth climbing team.Teenagers (boys and girls) aged 10-13, and young men and women aged 14-15 and 16-17, may take part in the competition. Promising athletes under the age of 10 will be allowed to compete outside the official standings.
The competition program will include the following climbing disciplines: difficulty and speed. The winners and prizewinners in each event will be awarded certificates from the Ministry of Physical Culture, Sports and Youth Policy of the Irkutsk Region and prizes from the Regional State Educational Institution of Additional Education for Children “Center for the Development of Additional Education for Children of the Irkutsk Region.” The winner under the age of 10 will be awarded in the “Young Climber” category.
The competition is being held by the Irkutsk Region Climbing Federation with the support of the regional Ministry of Physical Culture, Sports and Youth Policy, the Regional State Educational Institution of Additional Education for Children “Center for the Development of Additional Education for Children of the Irkutsk Region,” and the sports club of NI IrGTU.
Based on materials from the press service of the Department of Physical Culture and Sports of the Irkutsk Region