17 October, Vitebsk /Olga Bogacheva - BELTA/. The best young ploughmen of the Vitebsk region are working at OAO "Dovatorsky" in the Sharkovshchyna district, as reported to BELTA by the Youth Affairs Department of the Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee. A professional skills competition among young ploughmen of the Vitebsk region was held in the Orsha district. According to the results of the competition, the first place in the team event with a total of 637 points was taken by the machine operators of OAO "Dovatorsky" from the Sharkovshchyna district, Dmitry Lipsky and Denis Klyapko. In second place were the ploughmen from the Lepel district, Roman Ladik (SPK "Ladosno") and Dmitry Pomaleiko (Lepel Flax Mill), who scored 598 points. In third place with 593 points were representatives of the Orsha district, Vladimir Skleznov (RSUP SGC "Zadneprovsky") and Sergey Frolov (KUSKhP "Udarnik"). In the individual competition on "Belarus-3022DV" tractors, Dmitry Lipsky was unrivalled, and on "Belarus-1221" tractors, Dmitry Pomaleiko took the lead. The competition was held at the Vysokoye State Vocational Lyceum of Agricultural Production. Its participants included teams consisting of two leading agricultural workers and winners of similar district competitions, aged up to 31, representing 21 districts of the region. In the competition for the title of the best, machine operators passed theoretical and practical examinations. The competition is designed to promote the professional development of young machine operators, retain personnel in rural areas, and attract young people to implement the state's agrarian policy. The event is organised by the Youth Affairs Department, the Education Department, and the Committee for Agriculture and Food of the Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee, and the regional organisation of the Trade Union of Agro-Industrial Complex Workers. -0-

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