In Smolensk started all-Russian competitions in basketball in wheelchairs

On October 27, the grand opening of the All-Russian wheelchair basketball competitions took place at the Jubilee Sports Palace in Smolensk. For the title of the best will compete 6 teams from Makhachkala, Stavropol, Orel, Smolensk, as well as the Moscow and Smolensk regions.

The guests of honor of the ceremony were Metropolitan Isidore of Smolensk and Dorogobuga, Deputy Chairman of the Smolensk Regional Duma Nikolai Martynov, Minister of Sports of the region Viktor Kiryushkin and representatives of the regional clergy.

Metropolitan Isidor addressed the athletes with a welcoming speech, stressing that sport is a great unifying force. He noted that the courage and self-overcoming that athletes demonstrate lead to such important qualities as mercy, friendship and love. Vladyka called the athletes the property of the country, thanking them for convincing everyone of the limitlessness of human possibilities.