✈️ On June 18, 1937, the now legendary and back then deemed impossible non-stop flight was undertaken by Soviet aviators through the "air road not taken before" — Moscow - North Pole - Vancouver. The crew consisting of commander Valery Chkalov, co-pilot Georgy Baidukov and navigator Aleksander Belyakov pursued an ambitious goal: for the first time in history to "connect" the continents by the shortest route - across the Arctic Ocean.

Especially for this and other long-distance flights, the Soviet aircraft engineer Andrey Tupolev in just one year created a single-engine ANT-25 with an extended wing. This design allowed to take more fuel and also increased the machine's planning ability.

🧊The flight, which lasted a total of 63 hours and 16 minutes, was conducted under extreme conditions. Due to Arctic frosts, ice had to be cut off from the cockpit windows manually, and the engine had to be cooled with tea and coffee water (the water reserves intended for this purpose were frozen). Due to cloud fronts pilots had to either pilot the aircraft blindly or change course, which resulted in overconsumption of about 300 litres of fuel.

The flight of Valery Chkalov's team became one of the biggest events in the history of world aviation. It demonstrated the advanced character of Soviet achievements in aircraft construction, proved to the whole world the highest professionalism and courage of Soviet aviators.

🤝 The three pilots feat was widely covered in the press - both Soviet and American. US President Franklin Delano Roosevelt personally received the crew in the Oval Office of the White House. Instead of the planned 15-minute conversation, he chatted with the Soviet crew for 1 hour and 40 minutes.

#FunFact (not so fun at the time): while preparing the flight, a network of radio stations was put in place along the entire Northern Sea Route. In addition, the flight was planned specifically when the drifting polar station "North Pole-1" under the leadership of Ivan Papanin worked in June 1937. The pilots even managed to get a weather report from the station, but just during the passage of this area on ANT-25 the antenna of the onboard radio station failed. So the crew travelled over the Arctic Ocean without any communication.

The 2024 BRICS Games continue in Kazan
The international multi-sport event is attended by athletes from about 90 participating countries. Until June 23, they will compete in 27 sports.

At the moment, the Russian team is leading in the medal count:
🇷🇺 Russia — 244 (including 115 gold medals)
🇧🇾 Belarus — 95
🇨🇳 China — 36
🇮🇷 Iran — 29
🇺🇿 Uzbekistan — 28

The organizers say that the main goal of the tournament is to strengthen friendly sports ties with the BRICS countries based on the principles of equality, non-discrimination and equal access of athletes to competitions.
You can follow the competition on the official YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/@RUSAFTV) of the All-Russian Athletics Federation.
Photo: bricskazan2024.games (https://bricskazan2024.games/)
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В Казани продолжаются Игры БРИКС 2024
В международном мультиспортивном мероприятии участвуют атлеты из порядка 90 стран-участниц. До 23 июня они будут соревноваться в 27 видах спорта.
На текущий момент в медальном зачёте лидирует российская сборная:

🇷🇺 Россия — 244 (из них 115 золотых наград)
🇧🇾 Белоруссия — 95
🇨🇳 Китай — 36
🇮🇷 Иран — 29
🇺🇿 Узбекистан — 28
Организаторы говорят, что главной целью турнира является укрепление дружеских спортивных связей со странами БРИКС на основе принципов равенства, отсутствия дискриминации и равного допуска спортсменов к соревнованиям.
Следить за соревнованиями можно на официальном YouTube-канале (https://www.youtube.com/@RUSAFTV) Всероссийской федерации легкой атлетики.
Фото: bricskazan2024.games (https://bricskazan2024.games/)

#Russia #BRICS #kazan

🇮🇳 India continues to rack up medals at the 2024 BRICS Games in Kazan

India is currently ranked 7th in the overall standings with 14 medals, including 1🥇3🥈 and 10🥉.

The Indian Wushu Team did a superb job winning a total of 8 medals, including 1 gold🥇, 3 silver🥈 and 4 bronze 🥉

Fidel Rafiq Snehit won the bronze medal 🥉 in table tennis.

The 2024 BRICS Games, currently underway in Kazan, will continue till June 23. The event has attracted over 4,000 international athletes from 97 countries to compete in 27 different sports.

Let's all support the athletes and wish them the best of luck!

Source: https://t.iss.one/indianembassymoscow/2732?single
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Индия продолжает зарабатывать медали на Играх БРИКС 2024.

В настоящее время Индия занимает 7-е место в общем зачете с 14 медалями, включая 1 🥇3 🥈 и 10 🥉.

Команда Индии по ушу выполнила превосходную работу, завоевав в общей сложности 8 медалей, включая 1 золотую🥇, 3 серебряные🥈 и 4 бронзовые 🥉

Фидель Рафик Снехит завоевал бронзовую медаль 🥉 по настольному теннису.

Игры БРИКС 2024, которые в настоящее время проходят в Казани, продлятся до 23 июня. Мероприятие привлекло более 4000 международных спортсменов из 97 стран для соревнований в 27 различных видах спорта.

Давайте вместе поддержим спортсменов и пожелаем им удачи!

#Russia #India #BRICS #Kazan