The team of the Yekaterinburg Theological Seminary took part in the interuniversity “Race of Champions”translated

The team of the Yekaterinburg Theological Seminary took part in the city interuniversity sports competition “Race of Champions” dedicated to National Unity Day. Sports competitions were held on November 6, 2026 at the Yekaterinburg Institute of Physical Culture (branch of UralGUFK). Only seven national teams of colleges and universities in Yekaterinburg showed strength, agility and cohesion.

The opening ceremony began with the introduction of the teams and the performance of the National Anthem of the Russian Federation by the ensemble of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia for the Sverdlovsk Region “Heart of the Urals”.

The competition participants were greeted by the teacher of the Department of Church History and Philology of the Yekaterinburg Theological Seminary, the spiritual mentor of the Yekaterinburg Institute of Physical Culture, Priest Ilya Sokolov; Acting Director of the Yekaterinburg Institute of Physical Culture, Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences, Associate Professor Marat Ildusovich Salimov;  captain of the internal service, holder of two orders of Courage, awarded the medal “For Valor”, veteran of a special military operation and graduate of the institute Andrei Aleksandrovich Kobylin.

The “Race of Champions” program included dynamic relay races and tests…