Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation

04/08/2021 | News release | Distributed by Public on 04/08/2021 06:50

Sayan March participants arrive in Kyzyl

08.04.2021 (15:00)

All teams that will take part in the international stage of the Sayan March competition arrived in Kyzyl. These are servicemen from China, Abkhazia, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, South Ossetia.

The Russian side organized a solemn reception for all participants of the competition. At Kyzyl city airport the anthems of the Russian Federation and the countries participating in the competition were sounded, and the representatives of the teams, as a sign of hospitality and cooperation, girls in national costumes were presented with a loaf of salt and a national drink (tea with milk). In the Krasnoyarsk Territory, to the base of Ergaki military-sports training centre, where the competition will be held, the participants of the competition will be taken by bus. Upon arrival, all servicemen will undergo a medical examination, as well as instructor classes in the order of passing the stages of the competition, and then begin training.

The opening ceremony of the international stage of the Sayan March 2021 competition will be held on April 14.