In Kislovodsk, on December 10-14, 2020, the first GTO Games in history were held.
Participants from 32 regions of Russia, more than 200 holders of GTO gold insignia came together to determine the strongest.
The GTO Relay for teams and the GTO Race for athletes are a completely new format of competition, where the main goal is to complete the correct number of exercises and come to the finish line first.
7 lanes, each of which has 6 sports equipment for the following exercises: long jump from a standing position, deadlift 100 kg (only for athletes of the GTO Race), push-up, kettlebell snatch (16 kg for men and 8 kg for women), Press, Pull-ups (on a high bar - for men, on a low bar from a prone position - for women).
GTO games are the ultimate level of stress, emotions, adrenaline and an incredibly spectacular new sports show.
On December 16, at a meeting of the Collegium of the Ministry of Sports of the Russian Federation, it was decided to make the GTO Games annual.