The event was held on February 13, 2021. The opening ceremony was attended by: Valentin N. Pavlov, rector of BSMU, corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Professor Vladimir Sh. Ishmetov, Vice-rector for social and educational work with students of BSMU, Professor Marsel M. Tuigunov, MD, head of the Department of Microbiology and Virology, Ruslan A. Gainullin, head of the Department of Physical Trainig, and students.
- Dear students and faculty! Let me congratulate you all on the holiday of sports and health! The situation with the coronavirus is stabilizing. Students go on attendance and Covid hospitals are being closed. The Sputnik-V vaccine broke through the economic and political barrier and proved its effectiveness in practice. The Russian healthcare system has proven its high potential. In order not to get sick, to be protected from viruses, you need to exercise systematically and strengthen the immune system. That is what our Festival contributes to. I wish you all good health and easy starts! - noted in his welcoming address, Valentin N. Pavlov.
The faculty members were the first to start the biathlon competition. The combined teams of the faculties competed in the mixed relay. Each participant covered the 500-meters distance with a firing line and passed the baton. It was necessary to hit the target from a distance of 10 meters with an air rifle. The first team to cross the finish line won. The accuracy of shooting was also taken into account. Penalty seconds were added for each miss.
The results of the relay in biathlon:
First place - Faculty of Preventive Medicine and Biology
Second place – Faculty of General Medicine
Third place – BSMU Medical College of.
Then there were competitions among students.
Results of the biathlon relay among students:
First place - Faculty of Dentistry;
Second place – Faculty of General Medicine
Third place – Faculty of Pediatrics.
The festival program was very rich. The strongest in cross-country skiing were determined. Everyone could play winter volleyball, football, shoot an air rifle, play darts, go tubing, and participate in tug-of-war. The tourist club Vitalis headed by Levon Arzumanyan treated everyone to buckwheat porridge cooked on an open fire.
The winners were awarded with cups, medals and certificates. The event ended with a photo shoot.