On May 24, Irkutsk will host the youth sports event Pull Up Be in Shape for the first time, where everyone can test themselves on pull up bars as part of Extreme Fest. The program will begin with Workout demos, then people of any age and gender can join, and the best will get prizes. Organizers expect a record number of pull ups, 2 418 348, equal to the population of Irkutsk Region.
In Irkutsk, on May 24, the youth mass sports campaign “Pull Up! Get in Shape!” will be held for the first time, during which everyone who wishes will do pull-ups on horizontal bars. The event will take place from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on the Lower Embankment as part of the city festival of military-sports and extreme role-playing entertainment “Extreme Fest.” Twelve municipal districts of the region have expressed a desire to take part in the campaign.The event will begin with demonstration performances by athletes in the Workout discipline. This is a new youth sport that develops strength and endurance and includes exercises and tricks on horizontal bars, parallel bars, etc. After that, anyone, regardless of age or gender, will be able to take part in the campaign. The best of the best will be awarded prizes.
It is expected that as part of the event, participants from Irkutsk and other cities in the region will do 2,418,348 pull-ups, that is, one for each resident of the Irkutsk Region. The organizers of the campaign are confident that anyone who wishes will be able to feel energetic, healthy, strong, and needed by their region.
Based on materials from the press service of the Department for Youth Policy of the Irkutsk Region