On June 7 at the CSKA Lefortovo sports base has been held sporting events devoted to the 90th anniversary of the founding of the All-Russian Scientific – Research Institute of Aviation Materials of the National Research Center “Kurchatov Institute”.
The events have been arranged by the Council of Young Specialists and Scientists of the NRC “Kurchatov Institute” – VIAM.
The competitions were held in five sports: volleyball, soccer, table tennis, athletics and chess. 112 VIAM employees participated in the events, divided into four teams by following directions: metallic materials, non-metallic materials, testing center, Chief Engineer sector and other departments.
In the welcoming speech to the participants of the sports events the Deputy General Director for Metallic Materials of the NRC “Kurchatov Institute” – VIAM Mikhail Bakradze noted that employees succeed not only at work, but in sports also. He wished the participants a fair fight and vivid impressions to the fans.
During the events there were given both individual and team awards. As a result of the competitions in the overall standings the first team place took the team called “tearing machine” from the direction of metallic materials.
All the participants of the events were awarded with diplomas, medals and memorable prizes.