October 30, 2020Moscow Region
First Moscow Region Tug of War Championship held in Dmitrov District
On October 31, 2020, the Moscow Region Tug of War Championship was held for the first time at the Iksha sports complex (Dmitrov District).
In the "Team weight 720 kg" discipline, 10 men's teams competed for victory. The first regional champions were the athletes of the Mosoblgaz team, silver medals went to MAI, and third place was taken by the team from Dzerzhinsky.
Among the women, in the "Team weight 560 kg" discipline, gold was won by the "Mosoblgaz" team, with the athletes from NPP Istok coming second.
The guest of honor of the tournament was Alexander Alexandrovich Kuznetsov, President of the Russian Tug of War Federation. He greeted the participants and wished everyone a successful performance.
The competitions were run by the Moscow Region Tug of War Federation (Moskovskaya oblastnaya federatsiya peretyagivaniya kanata).
Photos from the tournament are here.
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