19.10.2012.
3rd CISM and 1st Serbian Armed Forces Championship in Half Marathon Opens
Parade of athletes and appropriate artistic programme at the central square in Apatin marked today the Opening Ceremony of the 3rd CISM (Conseil International du Sport Militaire) Regional Military Championship and 1st Serbian Armed Forces Championship in Half Marathon.This year, the CISM championship gathered twenty-one men and eleven women athletes who are members of the armed forces of the Netherlands, Montenegro, Macedonia, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia. In addition to the twelve men and six women contestants of the Serbian Armed Forces, thirteen contestants from the Military Grammar School will also take part in the First Serbian Armed Forces Championship in the half marathon.
The competition was opened by the Head of the Department of Military Sports in the Military Academy, Colonel Dragan Djini, stressing on that occasion that the sport is also an important link of friendship between people from different nations and armies.The Serbian flag on the mast was erected by captain Dejan Popovic and professional soldier Marijana Cegar Lukic, and the CISM flag was raised by Lieutenant Colonel Jardi Klein from the Netherlands and Sergeant Nicole Zlateva from Bulgaria.
The opening ceremony of the international military competition, in addition to numerous guests, was attended by many citizens Apatina.
Mayor of Apatin, Zivorad Smiljanic, prepared the reception for participants in the half marathon in the town house, after which a press conference was held.
Start of the half marathon race at the track 21,097 meters long is scheduled for tomorrow, 20 October at 11 am, with start and finish in Junakovi? Spa.
