Bulgaria Education Min, Top Athlete Compete in School Olympics Race

Sports | April 17, 2008, Thursday // 00:00
Bulgaria: Bulgaria Education Min, Top Athlete Compete in School Olympics Race Bulgaria's Education Minister Daniel Valchev (R) caught by the T-shirt the top athlete and Olympic Committee President Stefka Kostadinova (L) after her foul-start. Photo by Nadya Kotseva (Sofia Photo Agency)

Bulgaria's Education Minister Daniel Valchev caught by the T-shirt the top athlete and Olympic Committee President Stefka Kostadinova after her foul-start at an improvised relay-race on Thursday.

The race took place at the National Stadium Vassil Levski to mark the beginning of the Third Sports School Olympics, organized by Bulgaria's mobile operator Globul.

Valchev and Kostadinova stood on the first post along with Globul's Executive Director Thanasis Katsirubaas.

The second post was taken up by three of last year's champions of the student Olympics.

As a symbol of the search for future champs of Bulgaria, 360 balloons were raised in the air, equal to the number of the schools that will take part in the games.

The Olympics, called Globul Start, is the first large-scale program based on the training children do at school.

All students from 3rd to 8th grade are allowed to participate, divided into three groups.

The competitions cover the mandatory school standards - short-distance and long-distance running, standing broad jump with two legs and throwing a solid ball.

The cities of Sofia, Burgas, Varna, Plovdiv, Russe, Stara Zagora, Pleven will be among the participants in the tournament, whose final is to take place in September.

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