The head of the sports and patriotic department of the Yekaterinburg diocese greeted the participants of the Russian Armed Forces Cup in tug of wartranslated

At the Start sports complex in Yekaterinburg, with the support of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, the regional Ministry of Sports and CSKA, the grand opening of the Armed Forces Cup of the Russian Federation in tug-of-war took place. Among the guests of honor at the sports festival was the head of the sports and patriotic department of the Yekaterinburg diocese, Priest Anthony Klyukin. The shepherd greeted the participants and gave God's blessing.

The opening ceremony was also attended by a holder of the Order of Courage, a member of the Northern Military District, a member of the Russian Paralympic team in fencing, Major Nikolai Andreevich Golubkin; Honored Coach of Russia, Master of Sports, mentor of the CSKA Olympic club Arthur Mamadzhanovich Agadzhanyan; Deputy Minister of Physical Culture and Sports of the region Konstantin Ilyich Deev; head of the Ural Armwrestling Federation “Bear” and president of the regional Tug of War Federation Yuri Vladislavovich Zhilinsky.

Teams from the Southern, Moscow, and Central Military Districts, Engineering and Ground Forces took part in the competition; more than 200 athletes competed in tug-of-war competitions. Including in…