In Irkutsk Region, the first stage of the Cup for adult athletes and regional competitions for boys, girls, junior men and junior women begin. Participants will compete on a personal pedestrian course, in pairs and in a group, showing skills on rope crossings, vertical ascents and descents. Qualifying starts will be held on February 21, and the official opening of the competitions and the new tourist hall will take place on February 22.
Men and women over 18 years old will take part in the first stage of the Irkutsk Region Cup. Boys and girls aged 13-14, junior men and junior women aged 15-18 will take part in the regional competitions. The competitions are held in three types of distances: individual pedestrian, pedestrian pair (mixed and men’s) and team (three men and one woman). The athletes will have to demonstrate their skills in moving across suspended crossings up to 30 m long, in vertical ascent and descent.Qualification rounds will begin on Friday, February 21, at 4:00 p.m. in the gym of Secondary School No. 25 (Quarter No. 219, bldg. 5). The ceremonial opening of the competition and the new tourist hall will take place on Saturday, February 22, at 10:00 a.m. in Secondary School No. 38 (Quarter No. 94, bldg. 29). The competitions at Secondary Schools No. 25 and No. 38 will begin at 11:00 a.m. on February 22.
Based on materials from the press service of the Irkutsk Region Department of Physical Culture and Sports