Capital’s rescue team wins 10th International "Strongest Firefighter-Rescuer" Competition

The 10th International "Strongest Firefighter-Rescuer" Competition took place at the site near the central gates of Victory Park.

The opening ceremony was attended by Dmitry Reutsky, Assistant to the President of the Republic of Belarus and Inspector for Minsk; Vladimir Kukharev, Chairman of the Minsk City Executive Committee; Vadim Sinyavsky, Minister of Emergency Situations; Artyom Nikolaevich Tsuran, Chairman of the Minsk City Council of Deputies; and other distinguished guests.

They welcomed the competitors, encouraged them to aim for victory, and congratulated the residents of Minsk and visitors to the capital on City Day, before watching the athletes complete the various stages of the competition.

Over 100 of the country's best rescuers participated in the event, representing various regions, the "Zubr" Republican Special Response Unit, and the University of Civil Protection, alongside colleagues from Vietnam, Serbia, and St. Petersburg.

While the sport is predominantly male-dominated, women also perform these truly challenging exercises. The competition features categories such as individual runs, tandem, mixed tandem, and team relay.

After a fierce contest, the top finishers in the individual event were as follows:
3rd place – Denis Soldatenko (Minsk City Department of the Ministry of Emergency Situations);
2nd place – German Alexandrov (St. Petersburg);
1st place – Dmitry Zhilik (Minsk City Department of the Ministry of Emergency Situations).

In the "Men Over 30" category, third place went to Alexey Kirillov from St. Petersburg, second place to Artem Tisetsky from the Brest region, and first place to Ilya Kasperov from Minsk. It is worth noting that Ilya Kasperov completed all the exercises in 1 minute 13.88 seconds, thereby setting a new record in the history of this tournament.

In the women's individual races, the bronze medal went to Yulia Dubeyko, representing the Brest Regional Department of the Ministry of Emergency Situations. Victoria Osintseva from St. Petersburg took silver, while Diana Rabkova from Minsk won gold.

Notably, Diana Rabkova also completed the exercises in a record time of 1 minute 50.60 seconds, beating her rival from St. Petersburg by 0.14 seconds.

In the "Tandem-Mix" category, featuring both men and women, the duo of Yulia Dubeyko and Roman Pashkovets from the Brest region took third place, while Victoria Osintseva and Alexey Kirillov from St. Petersburg took second. Diana Rabkova and Dmitry Zhilik from Minsk secured first place.

The results of the team relay races were as follows:
3rd place – the team from the Main Directorate of the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations for St. Petersburg;
2nd place – the team from the Brest Regional Department of the Ministry of Emergency Situations;
1st place – the team from the Minsk City Department of the Ministry of Emergency Situations.

Following a fierce and spectacular competition, the overall third-place team award went to the rescuers from the Brest region. Rescuers from St. Petersburg took second place, while the rescuers from the capital emerged as the overall winners.

Deputy Minister of Emergency Situations Dmitry Golubev took part in the closing ceremony.

Throughout the day, various interactive activity stations, themed photo zones, spectacular special effects, and more were organized for the capital's residents and guests. The event is traditionally held with the support of the Presidential Sports Club.