Foreign students of Pitirim Sorokin Syktyvkar State University had a chance to experience traditional sports of the Komi Republic.
At the weekend Kortkerossky district hosted a ski festival “Lyampiada”. Foreign students of Pitirim Sorokin Syktyvkar State University attended the traditional sports competition of the Republic and even tired traditional skiing and skiing in lyampas on their own.The Republican ski festival with lyampas, lyses, hunting and racing skis “Lyampiada” was held in the village of Bolshelug for the 14th time. The festival of traditional sports brought together over 450 participants from almost all over the Republic. For the first time, 22 foreigners from Egypt, Algeria, Kuwait, and Kyrgyzstan, students of the Medical Institute and the preparatory department, joined the participants, spectators, and fans. The visit was organized by the Center for Patriotic Education and Inter-ethnic Cooperation of the Department of Youth Policy at Pitirim Sorokin Syktyvkar State University in order to encourage civic-patriotic education, develop international cooperation, attract students to sports and promote healthy lifestyle.For the guests of the festival …