In the capital of Karelia, the cross of memory of Arne Kivekyas was held

Sports complex "Kurgan" in Petrozavodsk took the traditional athletics cross. The competitions were organized in memory of the famous athlete Arne Frantsevich Kivekjas and were among the key events of the traditional Autumn Sports Festival.

At the opening ceremony, officials addressed the audience: acting head of the Center for Sports Training Alexander Bakanchuk, as well as the head of the regional Olympic Council, Honored Worker of Physical Culture of the Russian Federation Yevgeny Shorokhov.

The life of Arne Kivekäsa was truly unique. Born in Finland and conducting joint training with the famous runner Paavo Nurmi, he later decided to move to the USSR. During the 1920-1930s, the athlete demonstrated high results in running for medium and long distances, set new records and forever entered his name in the annals of domestic athletics. Today, his legacy still serves as a link for different generations of Karelian runners.

According to the results of the competition, the passing Cup of memory of Arne Kivekjas remained with its owners. The first line of the team standings was held by the Petrozavodsk-1 team, once again proving its superiority.

Representatives of the organizing committee expressed gratitude to athletes for the will to win and perseverance, mentors for the quality training of wards, spectators for support and emotions, as well as everyone who helped in the competitions.