A speed skating championship will be held in Irkutsk Region to promote the sport, improve athletes skills, and select the strongest for the Siberia championship on February 8 and 9 in Irkutsk. Boys and girls of various ages, as well as juniors, will compete in 500 and 1000 meter races. The championship will be individual and team based, starting at 11.00.
The competition will be held with the aim of popularizing speed skating in the Irkutsk Region, improving the athletes’ sporting skills, and identifying the strongest athletes to take part in the Siberian Championship, which will take place on February 8-9 in Irkutsk.The participants in the competition will be boys and girls of the younger, middle, and older age groups, as well as junior men and junior women. The competitors will have to cover the sprint all-around distances: 500 and 1000 m.
The Irkutsk Region Championship will be held in an individual and team format. The organizer of the competition is the Ministry of Physical Culture, Sports and Youth Policy of the Irkutsk Region. The competition will begin at 11:00.
Based on materials from the press service of the Irkutsk Region Department of Physical Culture and Sports