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OCEP’s "Children's Athletics" competition

15 noyabr 2022 481

The final stage of the "Children's Athletics" competitions took place within the OCEP.

18 schools participating in the Olympic Culture and Education Program (OCEP) joined the "Children's Athletics" competitions organized jointly by the Azerbaijan Athletics Federation and the European Athletics Federation.

At the final stage of the competitions, which took place on November 3, NOC Vice-President, the President of the Athletics Federation Chingiz Huseynzada said that OCEP events has been holding since 2019 with support of the International Olympic Committee, the European Olympic Committee and the National Olympic Committees of the member countries, including the Ministry of Science and Education of the Republic of Azerbaijan. Chingiz Huseynzada, mentioned that OCEP was already known in the world as an Azerbaijani brand, and said that required steps would be taken for further expansion of the project.

In total 18 schools participated in the qualifying stage of the "Children's Athletics" competitions, with 6 schools in each stage. The two schools with the best results in each stage, as a result, 6 schools won the chance to pass to the final stage.

10-12-year-old schoolchildren competed in hurdles events, throwing a ball and other disciplines of sports. The students of secondary school №245 won the first place, №193 second place, and №242 third place.

At the final stage, the winners were awarded medals, certificates and various gifts, and the winning team was presented with a trophy.

Hilal Salmanov, the Sector Head of the Ministry of Science and Education, Mehman Karimov, Director of the NOC International Programs Department, Maharram Sultanzada, the Secretary General of the Athletics Federation, and other guests also attended the event.