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Dog drivers to sledge 680 miles across Russia's Chukotka

© RIA Novosti . Alrxander LyskinThe winner of the race will reportedly be awarded a snowmobile, while other participants will receive money awards
The winner of the race will reportedly be awarded a snowmobile, while other participants will receive money awards - Sputnik International
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A 1,100-kilometer (683-mile) dog sled race intended to attract tourists to Russia's Chukotka has started on Sunday in the country's most northeasterly region.

A 1,100-kilometer (683-mile) dog sled race intended to attract tourists to Russia's Chukotka has started on Sunday in the country's most northeasterly region, the head of a local administration said.

Twenty-two dog drivers are taking part in the Nadezhda competition, the longest race to be held in the continent. The race started in the seaside Lavrentiya village and will finish in the regional center of Anadyr on April 17, Mikhail Zelensky said.

The distance intended to be covered by dog drivers participating in the race was extended this year from usual 412 kilometers (256 miles) to 1,100 kilometers (683 miles), he said.

Judges and medical personnel will follow the racers driving off-roaders and snowmobiles.

The winner of the race will reportedly be awarded a snowmobile, while other participants will receive money awards.

Chukotka's authorities hope the race, aimed at the conservation of sled dog breeds, will help promote the image of the region as one of Russia's leading centers for winter tourism.

The first intercontinental Nadezhda dog sled race took place in 1991. The 1,440-kilometer (895-mile) race, which involved dog drivers from Russia, the U.S., Canada, Japan, Norway, and Switzerland, started in U.S.'s Alaska and finished in Chukotka's Anadyr.

 

ANADYR, April 4 (RIA Novosti)

 

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