First The September ten-day period ended with a major sporting event for metropolitan organizations. On September 10, at the Olympic Stadium named after the Znamensky Brothers and in the sports club “HURRICANE-TT” the final of the Spartakiad of Workers of the Moscow Federation of Trade Unions - 2022 was held. In total, about 900 athletes from 18 member organizations took part in the competition.
The start of the competition was given by the Chairman of the Moscow Federation of Trade Unions, Mikhail Antontsev. He noted that the grand sporting event coincided with the 875th anniversary of our native capital.
– On behalf of the Moscow Federation of Trade Unions, I would like to wish you happiness, good luck and health. May this warm and sunny day grant success to everyone who reached the finals,” he addressed the athletes.
Our illustrious champions were also present at the opening ceremony. Thus, Honored Master of Sports of the USSR in cycling, winner of the world championships in group and individual pursuit on the track, champion of the Spartakiad of the Peoples of the USSR Aino Puronen noted the importance of such sporting events. In her opinion, sports competitions among teams strengthen the team spirit at enterprises.
“It is important that such events are held not only for professional athletes, but also for simply sports fans,” she said.
As part of the Spartakiad, competitions took place in a variety of disciplines. Athletics, tug of war, darts, family relay races, kettlebell lifting, chess, table tennis, basketball and volleyball - athletes from Mosmetrostroy JSC took part in almost all tournaments.
“The competition brought together the strongest teams in Moscow,” noted Georgy Ilyinykh, deputy chairman of the Mosmetrostroy sports club. – Employees of SMU-1, SMU-25, Stroymekhservis, Inzhproekt Institute, TO-6 competed for the title of the best. Almost all teams reached the finals.
According to the results, the Moscow Metrostroy teams were in the top ten. City competitions have become one of the stages on the way to our own competitions.