Megino-Kangalassky District Met the Flame of the 8th Children of Asia Games

Today, 9 June, the torch relay of the 8th Children of Asia Games took place in Nizhny Bestyakh settlement of Megino-Kangalassky District. The first torchbearer was Afanasy Illarionov, a veteran of sports and an honorary citizen of Megino-Kangalassky District.

The flame was carried along the central streets by 21 torchbearers. Among them are:

Gavril Tsypandin, Director General of the Children of Asia International Committee, champion and two-time medalist of the 2nd Children of Asia Games
Alexander Bugaev, First Deputy Minister of Sports of Yakutia, bronze medalist of the 1st Children of Asia Games in athletics
Dmitry Tikhonov, Head of Megino-Kangalassky District
Artur Zhirkov, two-time Yakutia champion and champion of Russia in mas-wrestling
Liya Dmitrieva, graduate of Mayina School No. 1, all-around champion of Megino-Kangalassky District
Anna Petrova, participant of the 3rd Children of Asia Games, a prize-winner in athletics
Vasily Uvarovsky, a champion and multiple prize-winner in athletics, honorary citizen of the Megino-Kangalassky District
Aleksei Struchkov, champion of the 5th Children of Asia Games, coach and teacher in mas-wrestling
Boris Ilyin, owner of the Excellence in Education of Yakutia departmental award, master of sports of the YASSR and RSFSR, honorary citizen of the Megino-Kangalassky District
Anton Nesterev, champion of Yakutia and prize-winner of the Far East in table tennis, 9th grade student
Konstantin Vlasov, seven-time champion of Yakutia in freestyle wrestling, master of sports in khapsagai
Maria Neustroeva, master of sports of the Russian Federation among veterans in running, twelve-time world medalist, eleven-time European champion, honorary citizen of the Megino-Kangalassky District
Aytal Dyakonov, champion of the 5th Children of Asia Games, two-time boxing champion of the Far Eastern Federal District
Zakharov Andrian, Executive Director of the Khapsagai Wrestling Federation of Yakutia
Aleksei Kopylov, prize-winner of the 5th Children of Asia Games, champion of the world and European championships among cadets in freestyle wrestling
Aleksei Popov, Head of the Sports and Physical Education Department in Megino-Kangalassky District, honored coach of Yakutia
Arina Fedorova, table tennis champion of Yakutia and Far Eastern Federal District
Vasily Ambrosov, member of the Yakutia Athletics Federation,
Ersan Syrovatsky, multiple champion of the district, champion of Yakutia at a distance of 3000 km, graduate of Mayina School No. 1,
Aleksei Koryakin, champion of the 7th Children of Asia Games in khapsagai.
Dmitry Tikhonov, Head of the Megino-Kangalassky District, congratulated the participants of the relay.