Our region – region of Prešov

Sports events

Events in Prešov:• Run of Terry Fox• Quadrille European

Dance Festival• Evening Run• TESCO Run for life....etc.

Run of Terry Fox• Voluntary charity event• In honor of Canadian

Terry Fox• Profits- for research of

cancer• 16th year in this year• Not competitive• Anyone can participate• Track can be completed

in any way...• Idea- to join to the idea

of Terry Fox

Who was Terry Fox?• In 18 years doctors

had to amputate his leg- it was suffering from cancer

• He decided to help in the fight

• He ran across Canada and he organized financial collection

• 12. april 1980 he started his race- Marathon of Hope

• 143 days- 5565 kilometres

• Daily- 42 kilometres

• In Thunder Bay in province of Ontario he was forced to end his marathon

• Cancer- to the lungs

• 28. June 1981 he died

• National hero• Marathon

became tradition

Quadrille Europan Dance Festival

• international Dance Festival

• dancing in different cities

• founded in Slovenia• starts on the third

Friday in May at 12• entry into the

Guinness Book of World Records

• 32 416 young people

What is Quadrille?

• is an historic dance• performed by four couples in a square formation• came to exist in the 17th century in a France• the music composed Johann Strauss

Quadrille in Prešov

• involved for the fourth time

• 5 184 partakers• the second place in a

Europe• danced pupils from

elementary and secondary schools

• participated 29 schools from Prešov

• Idea: ensure the presence of different schools

Thank you for your attention

M. Ňakatová & K. Kaliničová 2.D