Youth games of APR ending with gala concert

VLADIVOSTOK, August 11 (Itar-Tass) - The international session
Children of the World and youth games of the Asia-Pacific Region (APR)
countries in the Okean (Ocean) All-Russia Children's Centre are ending
with a major gala concert on Wednesday. Children from Russia and other
countries will present their national songs and dances - the best of their
performances during the days of their countries at the centre, the Okean
information department told Itar-Tass. After the concert the children will
have their last meeting at a bonfire. Russian Vice Prime Minister
Alexander Zhukov is expected to become the event's guest.
Schoolchildren of 12 to 17 years of age from 26 Russian regions, as
well as from China, Japan, Vietnam, North Korea, South Korea and the
United States were vacationing from August 23 at the Okean centre outside
Vladivostok. Aside from the traditional communication, excursions, rest at
the sea, children from different countries participated in the APR youth
games. The competitions were held in 8 sports: football, street
basketball, athletics, badminton, table tennis, swimming, volleyball, and
chess. Young athletes from Russia, who won in the majority of the events,
became the absolute champions of the games.
Another feature of the Children of the World session was that part of
the session Russian schoolchildren spent in China at the invitation of
Chinese President Hu Jintao. A total of 447 children from 26 regions of
Russia became China's guests and over 10 days they visited Beijing, Dalian
and Qingdao, visited the Great Wall of China, Imperial Palace, saw Olympic
facilities, popular craftwork neighbourhoods, the Temple of Heaven; met
with their Chinese peers and handed the Banner of Peace to them.
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