Guests and participants of International Children's Games began to gather in Ufa

UFA, 8 July 2019. /Bashinform News Agency/ translated by Tatiana Aksyutina/.

Guests and participants of the 53rd International Children's Games began to arrive in Ufa. Representatives of Canada, Morgan Brenton Jr. and his father Morgan Brenton, as well as representatives of the national team of Kecskemet from Hungary, were among the first to arrive in the capital of Bashkortostan, the organizers of the competition report.

The 13-year-old Morgan Brenton plays for the football team of the Canadian city of Kelowna and dreams of winning first place with the national team.

“We are encouraged by the welcome we received in Ufa. The travel to the capital of ICG-2019 was a long one, but we are delighted to be here. This is the first visit to Russia for both of us, and we cannot wait to know your city better,” the participant of the games shared his impressions.

From July 9 to July 14, Ufa, with the support of the International Olympic Committee, hosts a big sporting event - the 53rd International Children's Games. 1192 athletes from 84 cities of 29 countries of the world, such as Australia, Canada, USA, China, Mexico, Great Britain, Holland, Slovenia, and others will take part in them. Total, Ufa is preparing to accommodate more than two thousand guests from all over the globe.

Together with the ICG committee, the founder of the Games, Clementz Method, will visit Ufa. The first International Children's Games took place in 1968 in the town of Celje (Yugoslavia) due to his efforts.

Young athletes will compete in nine Olympic sports: athletics, swimming, fencing, Greco-Roman wrestling, judo, mini-football, 3x3 basketball, beach volleyball, and rock climbing.