Cross Nation is the most popular sporting event in the Russian Federation, a race from 1 km to 12 km.
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| Location | Russia |
| date | September |
| Distances | 1 km, 2 km, 4 km, 6 km, 8 km, 12 km |
| Site | Cross Nation 2014 website |
Conducted since 2004. The main goal of Cross Nation is to promote a healthy lifestyle and to attract Russian citizens to physical education. All-Russian day of running traditionally takes place in two stages. The first stage of the competition is held in the Russian regions on the third Sunday of September. Distances and conditions of participation are determined by the organizers of the competition in the field. Its winners and prize-winners get the right to participate in the final stage of the Cross of the Nation - the Grand Prix, held in Moscow one week after the completion of the first stage.
Hundreds of thousands of schoolchildren, students, state employees, and civil servants are involved in the races [1] .
Contrary to the name "cross" , races are often held on the track of the stadium or on the highway .
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Reports
In 2007, the race took place in 133 cities of Russia, in which more than a million people took part [2] , and in 2006 more than 700 thousand people started in 86 cities of Russia.
See also
- Russian ski track
Notes
- ↑ History of the event - NP "Marathon" . The appeal date is February 6, 2013. Archived February 11, 2013.
- ↑ Official website