The 5th All-Russian Cultural and Sports festival Peaceful Caucasus-2014 will start in Vladikavkaz today. Over 800 athletes from North Ossetia, South Ossetia, Dagestan, Chechnya, Ingushetia, Kabardino-Balkaria, Karachay-Cherkessia, Armenia, Krasnodar Territory and Stavropol Territory will take part in 9 types of martial arts and a dancing competition.
The festival was organized by the Russian Ministry for Sports, the regional Ministry for Youth, Physical Education and Sports and the Russian Union of Martial Arts.