string | description | The third edition of the Workers' Sports Festival was held at the Yalta Sports Complex, organized by the Municipal Foundation "Ruse - City of the Free Spirit", the Workers' Club "Sport and Health" and the Municipality of Ruse. The event brought together over 240 participants, united in 84 teams from 19 Ruse companies, who competed in nine different types of sports. Despite the changeable weather and rain, the enthusiasm and sportsmanship of the competitors did not diminish - they showed a true will to participate, team spirit and desire to win. The competitions were challenging and dynamic, and the atmosphere was full of emotions, smiles and friendly rivalry. In various disciplines – from mini football, street basketball, beach volleyball, beach tennis, table tennis, through the 4 x 100 meter relay, sports backgammon, to darts and tug of war – the participants demonstrated not only sports skills, but also collegial unity, which turned the festival into a celebration of movement and good mood.
The initiative aims to promote physical activity and a healthy lifestyle among working people, by providing an opportunity for informal communication and team bonding outside the work environment.
“The Workers’ Sports Festival shows that sport is a strong unifier and source of inspiration. It is gratifying that every year more and more companies and participants get involved with desire and enthusiasm,” said Deputy Mayor Zlatomira Stefanova, who was the official guest of the event and presented the awards to the distinguished teams.
The competitions started on Thursday evening in the Korona billiard and darts hall, where 16 teams measured their accuracy. In the team ranking in darts, the teams of "Water Supply and Sewerage" - Ruse took first and second place. "Regiocom - European Society" - Bulgaria branch also participated in the competition with several teams, with the "Sharks" team taking the honorable third place. The "Proxima 3" team ranked fourth, and the "Bolyarka VT" team ranked fifth.
Friday evening, 7 teams participated in the table tennis competition. The "Water Supply and Sewerage" team ranked first. The "Sava Ognyanov" Drama Theater team ranked second, and the team of the Professional High School of River Shipbuilding and Navigation ranked third.
6 teams participated in the 4x100 meter relay race. The fastest was the team of the Ministry of Internal Affairs - Ruse. The Sava Ognyanov Drama Theater came in second, and the Regiocom teams came in third and fifth. The Proxima 3 team came in fourth.
5 teams took part in the street basketball competition. The Irim Furniture Company teams took first and third places. The Gama Logistics team came in second.
7 teams took part in the beach volleyball discipline – men, where the "Water Supply and Sewerage" – Ruse teams came in first and second, and the Proxima 3 team came in third. In the women's category, the "Water Supply and Sewerage" – Ruse team came in first, the Regiocom team came in second, and the Sava Ognyanov Drama Theater came in third.
There was also great interest in the sports board game, where 12 teams participated. The first place was taken by the team of "Water Supply and Sewerage" - Ruse, the second place was taken by the team of "Regiocom". The third place was taken by the team of "Proxima 3", and the fourth place was taken by the team of "Plam Oil".
The teams of ViK - Ruse ranked first in the disciplines of beach tennis men and mixed doubles. The team of the State Enterprise "Port Infrastructure" ranked second in both disciplines. The team of "Witte Automotive Bulgaria" ranked third in beach tennis men, and the team of "Regiocom" ranked third in mixed doubles.
In the discipline of tug of war, the teams of "Water Supply and Sewerage" - Ruse again ranked first and second. The team of "Regiocom" ranked third, followed by the teams of the Furniture Company "Irim" and "Proxima" 3.
In the mini football discipline, where 11 teams participated, the team of "Econt Express" won first place. The team of the Furniture Company "Irim" took second place, and the team of "MVM Metalwork" came third.
In the comprehensive ranking, the Drama Theater "Sava Ognyanov" came third, the second place went to "Regiocom", and the first place went to "Water Supply and Sewerage" - Ruse.
The festival is establishing itself as one of the significant events in the sports calendar of Ruse, which combines sports, entertainment and social responsibility - values that the city continues to develop and support, and the participants are already interested in a spring edition.
The event was held with the support of "Tiva Plus" LtD, "Smart Speed" LtD, "Holleman Bulgaria" LtD, "Bulmarket CNG" LtD, "Express Service" LtD, Regiocom European Branch Bulgaria, "Toplofikatsiya Ruse" LtD and "Medica" Hospitals.
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