Head and shoulders, knees and toes….. A second sports ground opens on RUDN campus
About 50 people gathered near Dorm No. 1 on RUDN campus. Students argued who would be the first to hit a punching bag or do a vertical row with as many as six plates. Soon Oleg Yastrebov, rector of RUDN University, joined the conversations:
“I exercise every day. I plan to come here from time to time,” Rector said.
Oleg Aleksandrovich, together with Chimuka Singuva, a postgraduate student of the Faculty of Economics from Zambia, cut the ribbon — the sports ground officially opened! Students went to test new machines. The rector did not stand aside: first he competed with Chimuka in lifting dumbbells, and then played a game of table tennis with Tatyana Lebedeva, director of RUDN sports complex.
“On the site there are exercise machines for all muscle groups. There are also machines for complex training — one machine can be used to do pull-ups or pump up your abs or biceps. If you have a bad hair day, hit the punching bag a couple of times and let off steam. You can also train in autumn and winter, the equipment is moisture- and frost-resistant,” said Tatyana Lebedeva.
A girl is carefully examining the multi-rod... Suddenly she takes her smartphone and scans a QR code with a link to video on the exercise machine. Now she knows how to use it and which muscles are pumped. It is almost a virtual trainer — even beginners can practice safely. There are 20 machines on 400 m2 — RUDN University students have already tried them out and share their impressions:
“The triceps row is my favorite exercise. I usually work out in the area next to Dorm No. 6, but now I’ll walk around the campus to the new site,” Mihimit Abba (Chad), Faculty of Economics, “Management”, 1st year.
The main feature of the new sports area is that it has more exercise equipment for girls than on the first site, which was opened near Dorm No. 5 last year.
“It’s close to the dorms, the equipment is diverse and easy to use — this is worth coming here for. I’m very pleased that the site is almost independent of the weather, you can work out here at any time of the year,” Arina Derbush (Russia), Academy of Engineering, “Power Engineering”, 2nd year.
“Such workout zones on campus mean accessible sport. You can train close to home and don’t need to buy a subscription to a fitness club,” Yata Hawa Forey (Sierra Leone), Institute of Medicine, “General Medicine”, 2nd year.
“I exercise three times a week. Exercise machines that are just around the corner motivate you to train more often,” Anastasia Tokareva, Institute of Medicine, “Dentistry”, 3rd year.
On a Sunday winter day at the exhibition named “Russia” RUDN University gathered students, partners, colleagues, and organized lectures under the title “We are different! We are equal! We are together!” The event took place in Pavilion 57 on the platform of the Russian Society “Znanie”. And on this day the hall was jam-packed.
The event was attended by more than 350 students from Russia, Bahrain, Egypt, Yemen, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, and Tunisia. The students organized an exhibition of the fraternity, introducing the guests to national dances, treating them to Algerian coffee, Arabic sweets and talked about the culture and history of the people of the country. The week ended with a futsal tournament.
On the eve of the New Year, we are summing up the past 365 days and set new goals for the next year. Whatever we do — study, work or do research — we intend to conquer even higher peaks.