More than 10 thousand athletes took part in the sports festival from the League of Heroes

On August 10, the League of Heroes, with the support of the Moscow City Sports Department, held an eventful sports weekend in Luzhniki, dedicated to the Day of the Physical Education Student, as part of the Territory of the Future forum festival. Moscow 2030".

More than 10,500 residents and guests of the capital took part in the first sports weekend, which brought together three major sporting events under one brand: the 2030 Race, the La Strada cycling race and the La Strada Fest cycling festival.

"Today, as part of the Day of Physical Education, a truly unique event is taking place, in which you can not only take part in a race, but also ride a bike as a participant in a cycling race or a cycling festival – you can choose one of two types of starts to your liking, or take part in both at once. We are glad that more than 10,500 people decided to spend this holiday with us. This confirms that Moscow is indeed a sports city, and this is the case when the residents define the city – they are its soul and core. We are glad that we were able to unite so many people in a single sporting impulse, and we thank the city administration, Moskomsport and all city services for making this possible," commented Denis Annikov, director of the League of Heroes.

At 7:15 a.m., the race for the longest distance, the 21.1 km half marathon, took place. Professional athletes and ordinary sports enthusiasts took part in it. The winner among men was Rinas Akhmadeev with a score of 01:02:34. Elena Sedova took the championship in the women's competition with a score of 01:15:20. He also won the 10 km race, which took place at 21:30. His time is 29:55. And Anna Lakhnova became the winner of this race among girls, finishing in 33:52.

The running part of the event continued in the evening – at 20:15, the participants of the most popular 5 km race took off. Artyom Cibak became the best among men with a score of 18:46. Olga Varaksa celebrated the victory in the women's division at 21:28.

"Realizing how difficult it is to combine running and cycling events at the same time, I can't help but note the high level of preparation for the event. I would like to note the absolute accuracy of the distance – the half marathon really turned out like this, down to the last meter. This speaks to the professionalism of the League of Heroes, which once again managed to organize one of these starts, where it is so pleasant to set personal records," said Rinas Akhmadeev, winner of the races at distances of 21.1 and 10 km.

The cycling part of the event began at 10:30 a.m. in Krylatskoye, where more than 5,000 cycling enthusiasts took part in La Strada Fest. The key feature of the start was that anyone could participate, regardless of their professional skills and type of bike, including participants under the age of 18.

The media championship was held separately, in which more than 30 journalists took part. Representatives of Channel One, Rossiya 1, Match TV, RT, RIA Novosti, TASS, Izvestia and other media competed for the championship at the 17K distance. The winner among men was Dmitry Bluglass, an employee of the Match TV channel, who covered the 17-kilometer distance in 23 minutes and 48 seconds. Tatiana Yashagina, a representative of Match TV, also became the winner of the women's division with a score of 27 minutes and 59 seconds.

The main cycling event of the day started at 17:45 from Luzhniki Stadium – more than 1,000 cyclists took part in the La Strada cycling race. Nikolay Milovidov showed the best time in the men's competition with a score of 01:06:19, and Daria Pravilova showed the best time in the women's competition with a score of 01:21:20. They became the winners of the La Strada cycling race, and also received the main prizes – Moskvich 3e electric cars.

Also, the participants and guests of the event were able to attend a festive concert from the Moscow Sport ANO, which was headlined by the famous hip-hop artist L'One.