In Barnaul, the outdoor sports festival was opened by Olympic champion Alexander Karelin

In school No. 128 of the regional capital, a solemn opening ceremony of the courtyard sports festival was held.

A special sports ground was created on the territory of the institution thanks to the federal project “Business Sprint”. The famous athlete, Olympic champion, senator of the Federation Council of the Russian Federation Alexander Karelin became the guest of the ceremony.

“Separate words of gratitude to the Governor of the Altai Territory. Viktor Petrovich made a lot of efforts to get into the program, so that he could get co-financing not only from the regional, municipal, but also from the federal budget. So guys, take advantage of this opportunity. Remember: the stronger each of you, the stronger our large multinational Russian Federation,” said Alexander Karelin.

It is specified that more than 50 million rubles from the federal, regional and city budgets were spent on the construction of a sports ground on the territory of school No. 128.

It is known that the new sports ground will host training sessions for school students and those who participate in the Yard Instructor project.

The site has a football field with artificial turf, modern volleyball and basketball courts, as well as exercise equipment. The latter have QR codes. With their help, you can get a video instruction on how to use it.

In addition, Alexander Karelin came to the sports school of the Olympic football reserve named after Alexei Smertin. There Karelin examined the football field and talked with the students.

At the end of the meeting, Alexander Karelin, together with the teams of the Youth Football League, planted two fir trees in the sports park as a keepsake.

Former legends of Russian and Soviet hockey played match in Barnaul.