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Church has announced Orthodox drone races

The Patriarchal Commission for Physical Culture and Sports was asked to organize a "drone racing festival." The rector of the Church of St. Mitrofan of Voronezh in Armavir, Archpriest Igor Biryukov, told RIA Novosti that many clergy of the Russian Orthodox Church are interested in this topic. "We are currently developing a community of priests in several dioceses, an internal movement - an Orthodox drone racing league, where we can get advice, the necessary materials, our specialists help us master this business," he said.

Biryukov is also the chairman of the physical education and sports commission of the Armavir diocese. In 2023, he opened a Sunday cyber school at the church, where they teach programming, 3D modeling, and drone control both with the help of technical simulators and in real life. Biryukov explained his decision by the desire to educate young people based on "spiritual, moral, and patriotic values." "Due to obvious circumstances, military-applied sports are now a priority in diocesan life, not football or basketball," the priest noted.