17
June
2012
METROPOL Group of Companies Sponsors Golden Bat All-Russian Mini-Lapta Tournament in Ulan-Ude
On 20 June the Asian phase of the All-Russian Mini-Lapta
Tournament for children was completed in Ulan-Ude.
The winners and runners-up were awarded at the Central Stadium of
the Republic of Buryatia. Medals and trophies were handed out by
Robert Yagafarov, member of the Presidium of the Russian Lapta
Federation and the head judge of the tournament.
The Rus girls’ team (Seversk, Tomsk Region) and the Irtysh boys’
team (Omsk Region) won the Golden Bat tournament. The first and
second runners-up were the Steklozavod and Rostok girls’ teams and
Bey-Begi and Energetic boys’ teams.
At the opening ceremony, the teams were greeted by Dmitry Dorosh,
First Vice President of the Russian Lapta Federation, Bair
Dashibalzhirov, Director of DSPW RAPCS (Department of Social
Preventive Work of the Republican Agency for Physical Culture and
Sports), and Bair Tsyrenov, Director for Regional Activities of IFC
METROPOL. They greeted the teams, wished them good luck in an
honest and uncompromising competition. METROPOL sponsored the
tournament and arranged a trip to Lake Baikal for all team
members.
A class on healthy lifestyle was held as part of the Asian phase
of the Golden Bat All-Russian Mini-Lapta Tournament for guest teams
from Omsk and Tomsk. Guests and participants in the tournament took
a tour around the Ivolginsky datsan.

Bair Tsyrenov, Director for Regional Activities of IFC
METROPOL

Bair Tsyrenov and Dmitry Dorosh, First Vice President of the
Russian Lapta Federation

Team members