September 30, 2014Archive 2007–2013

Tug of War Federation takes part in the Festival of Culture and Sports of the Peoples of the Caucasus

The Fifth Festival of Culture and Sports of the Peoples of the Caucasus took place in Grozny, the capital of the Chechen Republic.

The opening ceremony was attended by Sergei Melikov, Plenipotentiary Representative of the President of the Russian Federation in the North Caucasus Federal District; Lev Kuznetsov, Russian Minister for North Caucasus Affairs; Yuri Nagornykh, Russian Deputy Sports Minister; Ramazan Abdulatipov, Head of Dagestan; and Ramzan Kadyrov, Head of the Chechen Republic.

Competitions were held in 12 sports disciplines: track and field relay, arm sport, tug of war, rope climbing, stilt walking, weight carrying over a distance, weightlifting, jumping biathlon, powerlifting, archery, mini-football and belt wrestling.

First place in the overall team standings went to the Chechen Republic team with 21 points. Dagestan was second with nine points, and the Kabardino-Balkaria team completed the top three. Following the Festival, the Ministry of Sport of the Chechen Republic will receive a special grant of 100 million rubles.

The Festival ended with the tug of war competition, which was very emotional and spectacular. The winner was the Chechen Republic team. Alexander Kuznetsov, president of the Russian Tug of War Federation, took part in the award ceremony.