The Kharkiv oblast orienteering championship among the schoolchildren called “The Big Hopes” will take place in the Feldman Ecopark on October 8. The organizers of the competitions are the Kharkiv Regional Station of Young Tourists and the Kompas Club. The event will be conducted under the aegis of the International Charitable Foundation “Oleksandr Feldman Foundation” within the 1,000 Teams Tournament project.
The Big Hopes will assemble nearly 400 schoolchildren aged 12-18 from all regions of Kharkiv oblast. With the help of topographic map and compass, they will cover the route laid on the forest paths of the Feldman Ecopark. The prize-winners and the winners of The Big Hopes will be determined according to several age categories.
It should be noted that the orienteering festival is carried out on the territory of the Feldman Ecopark since 2015. Both those who like this kind of sport and common visitors of the Ecopark take part in it. Almost 50,000 residents of Kharkiv and Kharkiv oblast acquired the skills of orienteering with the help of compass and topographic map thanks to this festival.
It should be reminded that 1,000 Teams Tournament is a project aimed at the upbringing of spiritually and physically healthy young generation. It is carried out since 2001, and is Ukraine’s first large-scale project directed at the revival of children and youth sport. Now, the 1,000 Teams Tournament unites different sports and recreational activities on the territory of the Feldman Ecopark. The project provides opportunities to carry out training and competitions in futsal, ping-pong, volleyball, streetball, skiing, cycle race, cross-country run, different kinds of gymnastics, chess, and other kinds of sport.
