Residents of Churapchinsky District welcomed the Flame of the 8th Children of Asia Games. The delegation of Tattinsky District solemnly handed the Flame over to the representatives of Churapchinsky District at the border of the municipalities.
The welcoming ceremony for the Flame of the Games took place at the Bootur Uus Stadium and was attended by Egor Borisov, Senator of the Federation Council of the Russian Federation, representatives of Churapchinsky and Tattinsky districts, athletes, and the public. They wished the participants from the district and the Yakutia team many victories at the upcoming competitions.
The torch with the Flame was carried through the streets of Churapcha village by the best athletes of the district, coaches Aleksei Kardashevsky, Revoriy Eliseev, and Gavril Nokhtunsky, First Deputy Head of the District Egor Sivtsev, Chairman of the District Council of Deputies Yakov Okoneshnikov, Principal of the D.P. Korkin Churapcha Republican Secondary Boarding School of Olympic Reserve Stanislav Zakharov, and Rector of the Churapchinsky State Institute of Physical Culture and Sports Innokenty Gotovtsev.
The 8th Children of Asia Games will be held from June 25 to July 7, 2024, in Yakutsk. Young athletes will compete for 239 sets of medals in 24 sports.
