A Northern Military District veteran from Mari El brought the region two gold medals in the “Defenders of the Fatherland Cup”

The second interregional competition “Cup of Defenders of the Fatherland” for veterans of the North-Eastern Operational (NVO) with disabilities has ended in Ufa. The event was organized by the Defenders of the Fatherland Foundation with the support of the Ministry of Sports of the Russian Federation, the Russian Paralympic Committee, the Government of the Republic of Bashkortostan and the All-Russian Federation of Sports for Persons with Musculoskeletal Disabilities.

The competition included six sports: shooting, arm wrestling, archery, powerlifting, table tennis and sitting volleyball. Based on the results of the tournament, awards were presented to the winners in each category.

More than 100 athletes from 20 teams of the Volga and Ural federal districts participated, reports IA Kulik with reference to the “Defenders of the Fatherland” foundation, Mari El.

As part of the competition, they took part in master classes, met with the heads of the foundation and representatives of the Russian Paralympic Committee, discussed current issues of the veteran community and exchanged ideas.

To date, 73 athletes have been awarded medals, diplomas and cups. In the overall team competition, athletes from the Republic of Bashkortostan were in the lead, the team from the Chelyabinsk region was in second place, and the team from the Tyumen region was in third place.

The Mari El team showed outstanding results, winning two gold medals. Northern Military District veteran Alexey Suvorov won first places in the standing table tennis and SH2 class shooting competitions.

Let us remind you that earlier MK in Mari El said that artists from Mari El spoke at the patriotic festival as part of the “Defenders of the Fatherland Cup”.