In Veliky Novgorod, acrobatics tournament will be held in honor of cosmonaut Volkov

Tomorrow, October 14, in Veliky Novgorod, the traditional tournament in sports acrobatics "Volkov Cup" will begin. The competitions will last three days and will be held in the sports complex of the Olympic reserve school "Manege" at Pskovskaya, 52. The grand opening is scheduled for one hour in the afternoon, the press service of the government of the Novgorod region reported.

140 athletes from eight cities of the country will compete for the medals. The honor of the Novgorod region will be defended by four teams, including a women's couple and women's threes.

The tournament is named after cosmonaut Vladislav Volkov, who died in 1971. The first competition was held in the Soviet Union in 1972. After a long break, the tradition was revived in 2002, and since then the Volkov Cup has been annually hosted by Veliky Novgorod.

Acrobatics has always been strong in our region. Now the Novgorod team includes 36 people, and eight of them have already been honored to play for the main team of Russia.