On September 13, Vitebsk /Olga Bogacheva - BELTA/. The Sports and Health Week will be held in the Vitebsk region from September 17 to 25, the Department of Physical Culture, Sports and Tourism of the Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee informed a BELTA correspondent. In Vitebsk, the republican event will open with a large-scale sports competition, which will take place at the Central Sports Complex "Dynamo". The event will be attended by about 1.5 thousand students from various schools in the regional center and the Vitebsk district. The children will compete in strength, agility, and speed, and will also watch demonstration performances by athletes and visit the Alley of Olympic Glory of the CSC on an excursion. Sports passions will also be raging that day near the Vitba River, a favorite recreation spot for Vitebsk residents. Here, schoolchildren will become participants and spectators of a mini-football match. Among other major events is the regional sports competition for children with psychophysical development disorders. About 50 teenagers aged 12-14 from specialized schools in the region will compete in table tennis, volleyball, mini-football, and athletics on September 17-18. The specialized exhibition-fair "Vitebsk Region - for a Healthy Lifestyle-2011" is timed to coincide with the event, to be held from September 14 to 16. More than 50 industrial enterprises, medical, educational, and public organizations from Vitebsk, representing a wide range of products and services that promote a healthy lifestyle, have announced their participation. Numerous events will also be organized during the Sports and Health Week on sports grounds across the region. "Sports competitions, sports festivals, intellectual and entertainment quizzes and contests dedicated to sports will be held in every city, district center, and educational institution, with the aim of involving the maximum number of people of different ages," the department said, emphasizing that the main goal of the entire event is to promote a healthy lifestyle as the main factor for good mood and well-being.-0-

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