and his son; the teacher died during the Beslan school siege in 2004 at School No. 1. The governments of Greece and Norway paid 2.5 million euros through the United Nations Program of Development to have the school built. The school's athletic programs specialize in soccer. Another school is located on Kominterna Street. It replaced School No. 1, which closed after the hostage crisis. Officials chose not to give the replacement school, located across the street from School No. 1, a number. Immediately after School No. 1 closed, classes for children who would have attended it were held at School No. 6. Notable people Alan Dzagoev (b. 1990), Russian professional association football player Zaurbek Sidakov (b. 1996), a 2020 Olympic champion and two-time World Champion amateur freestyle wrestler References Notes Sources External links Official website of Beslan Beslan Business Directory Cities and towns in North Ossetia–Alania 1847 establishments in the Russian Empire Populated places established in 1847