On September 22, the track and field athletics semimarathon "Autumn leaves" has taken place in the Sovietskij area of Minsk round the Tsnjansky water basin. Run distances: 21 km and 95 m - for the participants at the age of 18 and older. The semimarathon "Autumn leaves" was organized for the purpose of popularization of a healthy way of life, development of sports communications, to attract children to sport and to reveal sports talents. The track and field athletics semimarathon was organazed for the first time in an ecologically pure natural zone of Minsk.
The sponsors are MCAEE, Local fund of supporting and organization of the Minsk international marathon, Administration of the Sovietskij area of Minsk, Club "Мэта-42". More than 100 people have taken part in the track and field athletics semimarathon.