Lipchans distinguished themselves in the regional tournament on pankration

In Lipetsk, a regional tournament in pankration and competitions in the framework of the Children's League of this ancient martial arts took place. Almost two hundred participants from the clubs of the region and the Voronezh region came out on the carpet.

Separate awards were awarded to six Lipcans. According to the Ministry of Physical Culture and Sports of the Lipetsk region, the prize for the best equipment was received by Alexei Zvyagin, Denis Ryzhkov and Timofey Khukhlyakov. The winners of the award “For the will to victory” were Daniil Emelyanov, Alexander Krovopusov and Egor Pendyurin.

Pankration entered the program of the Olympic Games before our era - in 648 BC. Its creators are considered Theseus and Hercules. This type of martial arts has been revived in the last century.

Earlier, “MK Lipetsk” wrote that in the village of Vityazevo (Anapa) at 18 all-Russian youth martial arts games in the discipline “pankration” successfully performed Lipchan, winning three gold medals.