"Special" Novgorod cavalry won 12 awards of the Special Olympics
In Essentuki ended competitions in equestrian sports in the framework of the All-Russian Spartakiad Special Olympics
In Essentuki ended the competition in equestrian sports in the framework of the All-Russian Spartakiad Special Olympics. Among the 114 athletes representing 25 subjects of the Russian Federation, there were six horsemen from our region: Alexander Semenov, Sophia Vasilyeva, Varvara Shchendrigin, Ekaterina Tkachenko, Denis Kozhin and Alexei Gabert, the press service of the Ministry of Sports of the Novgorod region reported.
Novgorodians performed in three types of programs: they passed the working path and demonstrated their skills in English riding and dressage. The result was twelve medals: four gold, three silver and five bronze.
Special Olympics is an international movement that promotes the socialization of people with intellectual disabilities, attracting them to sports.
