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The expedition of Thaddeus Bellingshausen and Mikhail Lazarev on the sloops Vostok and Mirny opened Antarctica on January 28, 1820. "At the end of January, we will celebrate this date and, as part of this project, we have various sporting events, including a marathon, a 100 km race. But the most important story is hockey, because it is an ice sport in which a considerable number of countries play, said Yegorov. "We have agreements with the Night Hockey League, the League of World Hockey Legends, the Russian Hockey Federation, the Continental Hockey League, and there have been some international developments and people who have been very supportive of this idea. from "Lazarev Cup".
The tournament is expected to take place near the Russian Novolazarevskaya station. "We defined the point of coordinates – it is the shortest shoulder in terms of sea and air of Russian territory. There is a basic scenario in which cargo will begin next November, mainly by air transport, "said Igor Stolyarov, general manager of the company, one of the project organizers.
Ten years of experience in organizing ice hockey tournaments in the Arctic should contribute to the organization of competitions in the Antarctic, Egorov said. "The floor is being cleaned in the open air and the low temperatures allow you to play there without frost. Arctic countries, such as Russia, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Iceland, Canada and the United States, are of great interest. Argentina and Chile have hockey teams, so a great international project can come true, "he said.
The main objective of the competition is the integration of Russia in Antarctica and the opening of the country on this ice continent, noted Egorov. "There is still no hockey in Antarctica and it is a unifying idea that can make a big step towards Russia's integration into the Antarctic. We do not want to stalemate, for example, ours with the Americans,
Former hockey players can participate in the tournament, although organizers expect that existing players will also come to Antarctica.
"We're talking about a whole range of media products, including coverage on the federal channel. As part of the event, we want to open a monument to Lazarev and Bellingshausen on the mainland. This could be a precursor to the fact that we will increase the tourist presence, and one of the events of the Lazarev Cup could be the laying of a stone in the Russian tourist presence, "stressed Stolyarov.
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