On 19 October, Voronezh Russian Lapta Championship between men took place at the stadium of Voronezh State Agricultural University. The team of the Faculty of Mathematics of Voronezh State University took third place, the team from Khokholsky region took second, and the winner was the team from Voronezh State Technical University.
Background information
Lapta is a Russian bat and ball team game. The game is played outside. The goal of the game is to hit the ball, served by a player of the opposite team, with a bat and send the ball as far as possible, then run to the other end of the pitch and then back. The running player should try to avoid being hit with the ball, which is thrown by the opposing team members. For successful runs, the team earns points. A team wins by getting more points during the allotted time. Similar games include baseball and cricket.
