Today (4 March 2013), in the barracks Ilinden in Skopje, the General Staff of the ARM organized the sixth cross competition. The cross was conducted on a specially arranged track in the barracks Ilinden and the cross was 10 km for men and 5 km for women, with competitors from all commands and units of the ARM, the Military Academy and the Athletics Federation of Macedonia.
In the category 10 km men, Aleksandar Stojanovski from the Athletics Federation of Macedonia came first with the time of 31.50, Captain Igor Jakimovski from the SOR Special Operations Battalion was second, with the time of 33.00, while the professional soldier Dobre Kuzmanovski from the MP battalion was third, with the time of 34.24. In the women’s category, cadet Blagica Dimitrova from the Cadet Training Centre was first, with the time of 22.33, Staff Sergeant 1st class Marija Pelikon from the Honour Guard Battalion came second, with the time 23.02, and the professional soldier Biljana Deloska was third, with the time 23.11. In the category of men’s teams, the team from the SOR battalion was first, the SOR Ranger Battalion was second and the MP battalion was third. In the category of women’s teams, the team from the Command for Training and Doctrines was first, the team from the Honour Guard was second, while the team from the Ranger Battalion was third.
The sixth cross competition, with about 150 ARM members was a confirmation of the massive participation at this competition and the building of physical fitness and sports spirit as necessary factors for a healthy life and successful accomplishment of the tasks.
