20 On April 2019, the fourth annual children's sports festival “Start of Young Metro Construction Workers” was held at the State Budgetary Institution SSHOR "Moskvich" of the Moscow Sports Department among the children of employees of Moscow Metro Construction organizations. The holiday was dedicated to the 150th anniversary of Dmitry Mendeleev's Periodic Table of Chemical Elements. Three teams of small athletes took part in the first relay race of the “Adventures of Chemical Elements” competition: “Oxygen”, “Hydrogen” and “Carbon”. And in the second relay race “Friendly Atoms” 3 teams of sports families competed: “Red Atoms”, “Green Atoms” and “Yellow Atoms”.
The celebration was attended by 75 children aged 5 to 12 years, as well as 30 families of Moscow Metrostroy workers. The event has been organized for the fourth year by the Council of Young Professionals of Moscow Metrostroy organizations with the support of the management of Mosmetrostroy.
Children competed in speed, agility and courage in sports competitions: “Molecular Chain”, “Nuclear Reaction”, “Riding the Nucleus”, Marked Photons” and “Periodical Table”. And the parents showed how friendly, athletic and cheerful families should be by competing in competitions: “Molar Mass”, “Let’s Cheat”, “Running Atoms” and “Evacuation in the Tunnel”. At the end of the event, the children were treated to a special surprise - a chemical show from the creative duo “Hooligans”.
Distinguished guests were present at the celebration: Deputy General Director for Personnel Management and Corporate Relations Oksana Vladimirovna Menshina, Chairman of the Territorial Committee of the Trade Union of Workers of Mosmetrostroy Organizations Sergei Grigoryevich Steshenko, Chairman of the SMS KSPS Olga Kuleshova, Chairman of the Council of Young Professionals of Organizations Mosmetrostroy Maria Abramova, Chairman of SMS Transinzhstroy JSC Alexander Sheremetyev. A special guest of the holiday was the Doctor of Chemical Sciences, great-great-great-grandson and full namesake of Dmitry Ivanovich Mendeleev - Professor Mendeleev - a fictional character who entertained the competition participants with witty chemical riddles! The event was hosted by Natalia Ermakova and Anton Sidorenkov.
The holiday ended with a colorful award ceremony. All participants received memorable diplomas and gifts.
“Start of Young Metro Builders” is one of the key social events of the year and unites active families of the organization, love for sports and children! This year the holiday turned out to be truly kind, cheerful and dynamic.