The South Ossetian athletes Alan Doguzov, Marina Bagaeva and Murat Gagloev won the first two and one third place respectively in the athletics championship of North Ossetia. This has been reported to IA "Res" by the coach of the athletics school in Tskhinval Kachmazova Madina.
Alumni of judo section of the village Bekmar in Znaur District of South Ossetia Shaverdov Inal, Murat Bikoev and Arthur Jagaev won the first and two third places respectively in the open championship of the city of Vladikavkaz among the Sambo athletes, born in 2000-2003. This has been reported to IA "Res" by the coach of the athletes Dmitry Kotaev. "The competition took place in the capital of North Ossetia, December 24, 2001. Shaverdov was fighting in the weight category 26 kg. On the way to the final, he had three fights, which he defeated on points. And in the final fight our champion after a successful putting on a spurt, won a clear victory ", - Kotaev said. According to him, the other alumnus Bikoev was fighting in the weight category to 36 kg.
International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) continues realizing the program of micro-economic initiatives in South Ossetia. As reported to IA "Res" by the head of the ICRC economic security department in South Ossetia Theresia Niutu, "the program is implemented in order to assist the most vulnerable people in South Ossetia who suffered in the combat actions of 1991-1992, 2008 to provide them with their own sources of income to support their families, to ensure, that they earn their living and not depend on humanitarian aid"-Niutu said. According to the Red Cross representative, the implementation program began in 2009 in the collective accommodation centers for persons displaced by force and the refugees in Tskhinval and was later expanded to rural areas.
She noted that the program participants are selected on the basis of vulnerability criteria.
A native of South Ossetia Barsag Kesaev is included in the top ten sportsmen of the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania in 2011. Kesaev is a master of sports of international class on freestyle wrestling. He performs in the weight category up to 120 kg. In January of this year, a wrestler from Tskhinval won the silver medal in one of the most prestigious international freestyle wrestling competition - "Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin", which is annually held in Krasnoyarsk. In May 2011 Kesaev took the second place in the championship of Russia, and then in autumn, being a member of the Russian national team, he won the World Cup and later the European Cup. The wrestler is 23 years old. Kesaev is a member of the Russian national team of wrestlers, as well as one of the candidates to the Olympic team, that will represent Russia at the XXX Olympic Games in summer of 2012 in London.
Alumni of the South Ossetian Kyokushin-kan karate school are preparing for the championship of Russia among sportsmen of 12-17 years of age. It has been reported to IA "Res" by Head Coach of the RSO Kyokushin-kan karate Federation Vladimir Sozaev "The tournament will be held next May in the settlement Novomikhailovsky of Tuapse District (Krasnodar Territory) - Sozaev said. - We received the invitation to take part in the competition from the executive director of the Russian Kyokushin-kan Karate Federation Vladimir Skripnichenko."
South Ossetian boxer Sarmat Kokoev was invited to take part in the traditional All-Russian boxing tournament held in memory of the USSR Honored Coach Boris Grekov. It has been reported to IA "Res" by his coach Robert Pliev. "The competition will be held from 19 to 24 December, 2011 in Moscow. Sportsmen, born in 1996-1997, will contest in the competition.
Athletes of the South Ossetian wrestling school became the prize-winners of the Moscow International Tournament in memory of the first wrestling president of the Federation of Children's Sport of Russia, Honored Coach of Russia Nusuev Chevalier. This has been declared IA "Res" by the coach of the Republican children's youth wrestling school Tamerlan Kochiev.
Cooperation of South Ossetia and Taiwan could be beneficial for both countries. It has been stated by Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia Murat Dzhioev, commenting on the statement of the head of the Taiwan representative office in Russia Antonio Chen's readiness to cooperate with the Republic of South Ossetia and Abkhazia, both economically and culturally. According to the head of the South Ossetian Foreign Policy Agency, the meeting of the RSO Foreign Ministry spokesman and the representative of Taiwan have recently taken place in Russia."The issues on cooperation between the two countries in culture, education, economy, trade and simply human relations have been discussed at the meeting – Dzhioev has informed.-Our nation has rich cultural traditions, we have many economic resources. Our cooperation with Taiwan can be mutually beneficial on the basis of the mentioned and a number of other factors."
Pupils of the Tskhinval boarding school for orphans and children left without parental care were invited to visit the cosmodrome "Baikonur". It has been informed IA "Res" by the director of the boarding school Roland Tedeev. "This year the international creative competition ''Yuri Gagarin'' has been held among the Russian and foreign youth by the Community Center of the National Glory of Russia, the St. Andrew Foundation and the World Public Forum «Dialogue of Civilizations'' - said Tedeev. - The winners were provided with the study tour to the cosmodrome. Among the winners were also the pupils of our schools, whose drawings and writings were represented at the event." According to Tedeev, a creative contest was dedicated to the 50th anniversary of Yuri Gagarin's space flight.
Signing of the agreement on the academic and scientific cooperation between the federal state budgetary educational institution of higher vocational training of the Moscow State Law Academy named after O.E.Kutafin and the South Ossetian State University named after A.A.Tibilov, has taken place in Tskhinval. At the ceremony a rector of the Moscow State Law Academy Victor Blazheev, a rector of the South Ossetian State University Taymuraz Kokoev and the honorable guests, invited to the action - the RSO presidential candidate, nominated by the political party "Unity" Anatoly Bibilov and director of the Institute of the Eurasian researches Valery Tursunov have noted the positive aspects of expansion of relations and activization of further cooperation between the South Ossetian State University and the Moscow State Law Academy and have wished the students successes in their studies. According to Blazheev, in future the Russian high school intends to render feasible help to the South Ossetian State University in personnel training.
