Nearly six thousand Irkutsk residents took part in the 2015 All Russia Cross of the Nation race

In Irkutsk, the all Russia race day Cross of the Nation 2015 was held, bringing together nearly six thousand participants from amateurs to professional athletes.

11 October in Irkutsk saw the nationwide running day “Cross of the Nation – 2015”. Nearly six thousand people took part in it — track and field enthusiasts and professional athletes.
As a reminder, the distances were 4, 6, 8, and 12 kilometers, and there was also a VIP race over 1000 meters. The latter was attended by State Duma deputy of the Russian Federation Sergey Ten, acting first deputy minister for physical culture, sports, and youth policy of the Irkutsk Region Ilya Reznik, head of the Department for Physical Culture and Sports of the Irkutsk city administration Dmitry Evert, and athlete Elena Zadorozhnaya.
- Among men born in 1995 and older in the 4 km distance, Nikolai Volivetsky was the first to finish, - the press service of the government of the Irkutsk Region reported. - Among boys born in 1996 and younger, Alexey Berezin. Among women born in 1995 and older, Olga Nitsyna became the winner, and among girls born before 1996, Anna Klyapikova. In the 6,000-meter race among girls born in 1996 and younger, Anastasia Konoshanova won;