Penza, 20 September 2011. PenzaNews. 9 thousand residents of Penza will take part in mass competitions "Cross of Nations — 2011" which will be held on the Olympic avenue on Sunday, September, 25th.

The main judge of the competitions Vladimir Antonov said in the interview to the Internet service "Penza-sport": "Cross of Nations" will start at 10.00. Professional sportsmen — athletes, triathlete and skiers will start the competitions. They will fight for awards of Minstry of Sport and Tourism of Russia — cups, medals and diplomas. Distances for them will be 4, 6 and 8 km depending on their age".

He said that the VIP-running will start at 11.20. Local officials will take part in it. They should run the distance of 2014 meters devoted to the Olympic Games in Sochi. Then children will run 3 km.

The race for other residents of Penza will begin at 12.00. Every third person will get Souvenir production.