Safety Olympics

Skill and brains count here

Teams from ten Carinthian elementary school are already looking forward to the state finals of the Children's Safety Olympics next Wednesday in Klagenfurt.

Around 2500 boys and girls in the fourth grade from 120 Carinthian elementary school took part in the qualifying competitions for the Children's Safety Olympics this year. One school from each district made it to the state finals, which will take place on Wednesday, June 7, at the ASV sports field in Klagenfurt. And the finalists are already eagerly awaiting the decision.

After the participants enter and the Olympic flame is lit, four exciting competitions await: the safety game for lifesavers requires knowledge and brains.

The cycling competition on a safety course requires skill. The young participants can also look forward to a fire extinguishing competition with a bucket sprayer and a hazardous material cube puzzle.

Individual competitions tried and tested for 26 years
"The special thing is that the individual competitions have remained the same for 26 years. We were skeptical at first. But when you see how the children react and hug each other, and when you know that many an accident has been prevented as a result, we see that we are on the right track," says Anton Podbevsek, Director of the Carinthia Civil Protection Association.

The winners of the state final will represent Carinthia at the national final on June 20 in Vienna.