In the Pavlodar region, the relay was launched in support of Gennady Golovkin, reports pavlodarnews.kz. in honor of the Kazakh boxer, a race was held in Ekibastuz. The event was organized by Bogatyr Komir LLP.
According to the head of the social development Department of the company, Vladimir Tyulin, the company produced a nameplate in a wooden frame, on which a map of Kazakhstan is laser-engraved. This attribute will be passed from region to region and will eventually reach GGG.
"Our company supports a healthy lifestyle, so we decided to launch a marathon in Kazakhstan. The geographical borders of 15 regions of our country are engraved on the nameplate. The start is given in Ekibastuz, then the shild will go to the Turkestan region. The last one will be Karaganda, where the plaque will be handed over to Gennady Golovkin. The goal of the marathon is to show that our Kazakhstan is a sports country, " says Vladimir Tyulin.
The miners held a race at a distance of 2.5 km, attended by about a thousand Ekibastuz residents, the oldest of them 70 years old, the youngest-10.
As Vladimir Tyulin notes, each region will hold a marathon in its own way. This can be basketball, football, or chess. The Turkestan region has already taken the baton.
A source: bnews.kz