Russian Sports Minister Mikhail Degtyarev, left, and Tomsk Region Governor Vladimir Mazur, right, shake hands with MAZ-SPORTauto's Siarhei Viazovich, Pavel Haranin and Andrei Krahelskiy during the ceremonial start of the 2024 Silk Way Rally, in Tomsk, Russia. Starting on July 5 and running to July 15, the participants will cover some 5200 kilometers from the Russia's Siberian city of Tomsk to the Mongolia's capital of UlaanBaatar.