On October 12 at Azerbaijan State Academy of Physical Training and Sports took place an opening ceremony of the final stage of the VI Republican Spartakiade organized among pupils of comprehensive and initial vocational schools.
It should be noted that, pupils have competed in 3 stages of the competition on 8 types of sports (football, handball, basketball, volleyball, ping pong, athletics, Greco-Roman wrestling, and boxing) from February to October of 2011 and gained a right to participate in the final stage. The first stage of the competition was consisted of intra-school, the second - district and city, and the third - zonal competitions. Only Greco-Roman wrestling and boxing competitions are held directly in the final stage.
Matches of the final stage of competition will end on October 18 – the day of the 20th anniversary of the restoration of the state independence of Azerbaijan. In the final, it is planning to award winners of the individual and team competitions on three groups (cities, districts and initial vocational special schools).
The Republican Spartakiade, which is organized every two years, is one of the popular sports events in the country. The Spartakiade is dedicated to the 20th anniversary of the restoration of the state independence of Azerbaijan and conducted by a joint decision of the Ministry of Education and Ministry of Youth and Sport.
The main goal of the competition is to develop mass physical culture and sports and create a ground for the healthy growth of children, as well as encourage them to do more sport. Moreover, it is aiming to enhance the role of physical culture and sports in nurturing children in the spirit of patriotism, and develop their sport skills.
The event was attended by the deputy department director of the Ministry of Youth and Sport Mirkamil Rahimov, unit director Aydin Mammadov, senior consultants of the Ministry of Education Arzu Qarayev, Elmur Alizade, and representatives of the pedagogy and sport community.
08.07.2015 - 16:52
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