The Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sports of the Republic of Armenia has posted photos on its Facebook page along with the following statement.
««The final stage of the "Prime Minister's Cup" amateur road cycling competition for schoolchildren took place in Sevan. Teams that recorded the best results in the regional and city stages from 10 provinces of Armenia and Yerevan have completed the 40 km route from the Sevan peninsula to the Shoghakat community:
Before the start of the competitions, the Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sports, Zhanna Andreasyan, welcomed them and wished them success. She emphasized the importance of increasing participation from schools and students, highlighting that the next goal is to involve all schools in the republic.
«In the schoolchildren's cycling competition, we have already reached a point where we have participation from nearly 1000 schools in the community stage, with about 4400 children. I think this is not a bad figure. Of course, we should strive for all our schools to participate in this competition,» said Zhanna Andreasyan.
According to the minister, new schools as well as teams that participated in previous years are appearing in the final stage year after year, which indicates interest in the competition and competitive motivation.
«We see new schools that are reaching the final stage for the first time. We also see teams that have reached the final stage in previous years, both those that have achieved success and those that did not stand on the podium. This means that motivation is high, and our children continue to fight and strive for higher places,» noted the Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sports.
This year, the competition is held during the "Tour of Armenia" international professional multi-day cycling event. The winners will be awarded by Samuel Sánchez, the champion of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games:
In the final stage, 22 teams with a total of 66 participants competed. The teams from schools that took the top three places in the two age categories of the competition, along with the students and physical education teachers, will be awarded trophies, medals, certificates, and cash prizes.»
* This text was automatically translated by Artificial Intelligence (AI).
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