The project "Health Marathon" has started at Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno (PHOTO REPORT)

The first event of the project was held on September 13,2016 at Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno. The most active students, teachers and staff of our alma mater took part in sports competitions.

Vice-Rector for Educational Affairs has opened the marathon. Vasily Senko noted that YKSUG pays close attention to the development of sport and making priority of a healthy lifestyle. He also wished the participants of the marathon health, maintenance, gambling and fighting, good results, bright emotions and good impression.

The Chairman of the coordination student Council, the 3rd -year student of the faculty of Education, Jana Milyuk, adressed parting words to the participants.

Then the first competition has been started at University stadium. The participants competed in four kinds of sport: relay racing, kettlebell lifting, artistic cycling and playing mini-football.

Best in the mixed relay race 4x400 m were 3rd-year students of the Faculty of Physical culture: Alexander Khilmanovich, Alexey Senko, Andrey Ljubovic and Ian Sloma. The second and the third place also were taken by t students of Faculty of Physical culture, and the fourth place were taken by representatives of the Faculty of Law.

The competition in kettlebell lifting was held in three weight categories. The winners were 1 st-year student of the military faculty Andrey Yushchenko (weight category 75 kg), 1 st-year student of the Faculty of Physical culture Zahar Dmitrichenko (up to 90 kg) and 2nd -year student of the Faculty of Physical culture Arthur Veko (over 90 kg).

In the competition of artistic cycling the winners have been identified both among boys and among girls. They were 5th-year  student of the Military Faculty, Dmitry Tarasov, and the 3rd -year student of  the Faculty of Physical culture, Violetta Chuikova.

There were three teams in the game on mini-football. The best in the competition was the team of men students of the University called "Student club". Second place went to the team "Teachers of University" and the third went to the team called "Swallows of YKSUG , which consists of women students.

The competition ended with rewarding of winners and prize winners.

The next event of "Health Marathon" will be held in the City Day, on September 17. A score of representatives of our alma mater will take part in the orienteering, the "First start".

The project ""Health Marathon"" will last for five years and will end in 2020. During this period Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno is planning a number of events. Sporting competition, Sportlandia, walking tours and bike rides, trainings and master-classes, charity events, concerts and flash mobs are among them.

The project designed to develop sustainable values among students for promoting the ideas of healthy lifestyle and health care as an resource of  well-being and success.