March 9, 2021St. Petersburg

St. Petersburg hosted a major tug of war tournament in memory of Hero of the USSR and Hero of Russia N.S. Maidanov

On March 6 and 7, the Military Academy of Communications (St. Petersburg) hosted a tug of war tournament dedicated to the memory of Hero of the Soviet Union and Hero of Russia N.S. Maidanov.

More than three hundred athletes from various regions of Russia took part in the competition.

The women's part of the tournament was won by the Russian champions representing Tver Region. The Tver women won confident victories in the "team weight 540 kg" and "team weight 560 kg" categories.

In the men's part of the tournament, the "team weight 720 kg" discipline was also won by Russian champions, the Military Academy of Communications team from St. Petersburg.

In the mixed "team weight 580 kg" discipline, the tournament was also won by representatives of the Military Academy of Communications, the Russian champions.

In the team standings, first place and the N.S. Maidanov Memorial Challenge Cup went to the athletes of the Military Academy of Communications. Second place in the team standings was taken by the Tver Region team. Third place went to the Mikhailovsky Military Artillery Academy. We would also like to mention the team that finished fourth: the Naval Academy team of the Navy's Military Training and Research Center (VUNTs VMF).