Today Chairman of the Russia’s Investigative Committee Alexander Bastrykin has visited the town of Nevinnomyssk and opened the National Judo Championship dedicated to the memory of young heroes of homeland and officials of the Russia’s Investigative Committee killed in the line of duty.
The opening ceremony was also attended by Governor of Stavropol Territory Vladimir Vladimirov, Head of Karachay-Cherkessia Rashid Temrezov, Vice-President of Russian Judo Federation Valentin Khabirov, Chief Federal Inspector of Stavropol Territory Sergey Ushakov, Minister of Physical Culture and Sports for Stavropol Territory Igor Lavrov and Mayor of Nevinnomyssk Sergey Batynyuk.
Families of young holders of the Courage Order (posthumously) Yevgeny Tabakov and Danil Sadykov were invited, and families of the offices of the Russia’s Investigative Committee killed in the line of duty.
Teams from 12 regions of Russia are taking part in the championship. This is the third judo championship held on the initiative of the Russia’s Investigative Committee in cooperation with Russian Judo Federation.
The first championship was held in 2012 in the town of Noginsk, outside Moscow, the home town of Yevgeny Tabakov, a boy who lost his life trying to protect his sister from a rapist. The second championship was held in the city of Kazan, the capital of Tatarstan, home republic of another young hero – Danil Sadykov, who died rescuing a child.
Since the day the Investigative Committee was formed, 13 of its officials, who properly performed their duty for the sake of justice, protection of constitutional rights and legal interests of citizens, have been killed by criminals. Ten of them were killed in the line of duty in North Caucasian region. So this is not a coincidence that this year the championship is held in Nevinnomyssk, the town in North Caucasus, the region with rich sporting history, that raised not one generation of Russian athletes, representing our country at highest competitions. The results will be summed up on 19 October 2014 and all the winners will get valuable prizes.
Head of Media Relations V.I. Markin
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