From December 5 to 10, about 230 athletes from 13 regions of Belarus and Russia competed for victory in Neftegrad.

For several days, intense battles unfolded in the Ice Palace of Novopolotsk. Hockey teams demonstrated beautiful teamwork, precision, and speed. It was truly heated on the ice.

Weather conditions introduced adjustments to the skiers' competition program, and instead of cross-country skiing, they faced a cross-country race at the Novopolotsk State Olympic Reserve School.

At the solemn closing ceremony of the Spartakiad, the winners were awarded well-deserved medals and cups.

– This Spartakiad is the beginning of your sporting journey. You are the strongest! Love and respect sports, – addressed the young athletes Vyacheslav Shiparyov, Head of the Personnel Policy and Ideological Work Department of the Ministry of Sports and Tourism of the Republic of Belarus.

Alexander Panov, consultant of the Department of Physical Culture and Mass Sports of the Russian Federation, thanked the leadership of Novopolotsk for the high level of organization of sports events and the leisure activities of the Spartakiad participants.

The most anticipated and exciting moment of the Spartakiad closing was the awards ceremony for the winners.

Thus, in ice hockey, the first place was won by the team "Yaroslavich" (Yaroslavoslavl Region, Russia), the second by "Yunost" (Nizhny Novgorod Region, Russia), and the third by "Arktur" (Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russia).

Among the skiers, the places were distributed as follows: in the team event and mixed relay, the first place was taken by athletes from the Gomel region, the second by skiers