Documents, preserved in archives, testify that first physical culture communities arose in the city on Bug circa 120 years ago. These were small groups, created at educational establishments. Group members did such sports as swimming, rowing, cycling and skating in winter. In 1893 was opened a branch of “Russian community of tourists-cyclists”. A group of enthusiasts made an unbelievable, for those times, run for 136 versts, going through the rout...

Since May 22nd in the the track and field hall opens a two-day tourist exhibition “Tourism. Summer-2009” organized by the administration on physical culture, sport and tourism of the regional executive committee and coordinative council of the regional executive committee on tourism. The official opening will be held o May 23 at 10.30. Brest citizens and guests of the exhibition are invited on May 22nd since 14.00 till 18.00 on May 23rd since 9.00 till 18.00. T. Gagakova, the head of...

On May 22-23, 2009 in Brest at the KUP “Brest Hockey Club” situated at Moskovskaya Str., 151 the 2nd specialized tourist exhibition “Tourism. Summer -2009” is to be held. Within the framework of the exhibition it is planned to carry out a seminar “Investment opportunities of Brest region in the field of tourism”. Country estates, farms, tourist agencies, health and recreation centres, the National Park Belovezhskaya Pushcha, nature preserves, altogether 89 organizations of...

The action must activate interest of inhabitants of Brest region to sportsmen-candidates which will participate in the ХХ I Х Olympic Games in the city of Pekin ( China ) from Brest region, also to prop up the sportsmen morale. Conditions of carrying out of the competition "Wish the Victory to Olympian": Form of the coupon: Contest “Wish the Victory to Olympian". The wishes must be sent till June, 1, 2008 to the address: representation office of the National Olympic...

1. Brest regional school of higher sport mastery 224005 Brest, Levonevskogo St., 13/1 (+375 162) 26-37-17 (fax) (+375 162) 22-20-69 (+375 162) 26-36-42 2000. Participation in the Olympic gmes: Khokhlova Valentina - 4th rank in boar-racing. Bazilevskaya Irina - 4th rank in boar-racing. Gelakh Natalya - 4th rank in boar-racing. Siniak Yuliya - 4th rank in shooting Pchenikin Vladimir- 6th rank in fencing 2001. World cup: Selivonets Sergei -...

46 sports are being cultivated in the Brest region, and 28 of them are included in the program of the Olympic Games. Track and field athletics, football, volleyball, field hockey, and badminton are the most widespread with the population. Judo, shooting, handball, acrobatics, boxing, and baseball are popular as well. These are the priority sports in the Brest region, and the best results have been achieved in them at national and international competitions. 27 thousand children and...

1. Makarenko Sergei canoe-and kayak-paddling Champion of the Olympic games of 1960 in Rome in double canoe Brest "Spartak" trainer Pilipenko V.K. 2. Taranenko Leonid Heavy athletics Champion of the Olympic games of 1980 in Moscow in the first heavy weight, silver medal at the Olympic games of 1992 in Barcelona in the super-heavy weight, repeated world record-holder in double-event Malorita, Armed forces trainer Logvinovich I.P. 3....