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Soviet Sport 1961 № 3

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Opening of the 2nd winter sports peoples of the RSFSR in Sverdlovsk. By the Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the RSFSR VP Moscow. Rise of the flag sport. Fireworks. City Kirovsk Murmansk region. Competitions in Alpine skiing. On route slalom A. Artemenko, S. Korzukhina, A. Filatov, A. Nazarov. Match Bandy between the teams of Moscow and the city of Sverdlovsk. The winner of the match - the team Sverdlovsk. Rematch between chess champion M. Tal and M. Botvinnik. Match Referees: G. Stahlberg (Sweden), H. Golombek (England). M. Tal and M. Botvinnik for the chess table. Master of sports, physical education teacher at Leningrad University, NF Babantsev, who arrived in Krasnoyarsk to assist in the preparation of athletes, coaches set up their team of cyclists, in which more than 300 people. Cyclists on the distance. NF Babantsev riding on a motorcycle. International Traditional Moscow winter tournament tennis. Play: A. Mills (England) - T. Leyus (USSR). The competitions involved: S. Takkini (Italy), D. Dell (USA), W. Rautenberg (GDR) and others. Kremlin, Moscow. Brezhnev gives V. Brumel medal "For Labor Valor". United States, Mr.. New York. U.S. Championships in Athletics. In the high jump world record holder John Thomas and B. Brumel, who won the gold medal champion U.S. high jump.