The 35th Athletics Championship of the Republic of Kazakhstan took place in Astana from January 9 to 11, 2026, at the Kazakhstan Athletics Sports Complex. This championship became the first national competition of 2026 and officially opened the winter athletics season. Athletes from various regions of the country took part in the competition.
Special mention should be made of the representatives of the East Kazakhstan Region, who demonstrated strong performances.
One of the key highlights of the championship was the performance of Nora Jeruto Tanui, representing the East Kazakhstan Region. She won the 3000 meters with a result of 8:53.30, which became a new national record of the Republic of Kazakhstan. In addition, Nora Jeruto Tanui claimed victory in the 1500 meters.
Among the men, athletes from the East Kazakhstan Region distinguished themselves in the running events. El’nor Mukhitdinov won the 400 meters, while Andrey Sokolov took the silver medal. In the 1500 meters, Igor Khrunin finished second.
In the technical events, athletes from the East Kazakhstan Region also reached the podium. Akylzhan Toktagalin won the silver medal in the high jump, Asan Azamatuly placed second in the long jump, and Alexey Khlystov became the silver medalist in the shot put. In the heptathlon, Ivan Sening claimed victory.
Among the women, representatives of the East Kazakhstan Region showed consistent results in the technical events. Nadezhda Dubovitskaya won the high jump, Elizaveta Matveeva earned the silver medal, and Varvara Dmitrieva took silver medals in both the long jump and the triple jump.
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200 m
3rd place — Ivan TETERIN, 04.11.05, EKR — 22.03
400 m
1st place — El’nor MUKHITDINOV, 21.01.93, EKR — 47.29
2nd place — Andrey SOKOLOV, 21.01.95, EKR — 47.82
1500 m
2nd place — Igor KHRUNIN, 28.06.2002, EKR — 3:55.72
Relay events
4×200 m relay
3rd place — Nikita GUREEV, EKR — 1:28.59
4×400 m relay
2nd place — EKR — 3:14.03
4×400 m mixed relay
1st place — EKR —
Technical events
High jump
2nd place — Akylzhan TOKTAGALIN, 24.11.01, EKR — 2.08
Long jump
2nd place — Asan AZAMATULY, 19.07.07, EKR — 6.82
Shot put
2nd place — Alexey KHLYSTOV, 28.07.03, EKR — 14.25
Combined events
Heptathlon
1st place — Ivan SENING, EKR — 4949
WOMEN
60 m hurdles
1st place — Yuliya BASHMANOVA, 04.03.95, EKR — 8.28
1500 m
1st place — Nora JERUTO TANUI, 02.10.95, EKR — 4:22.35
3000 m
1st place — Nora JERUTO TANUI, 02.10.95, EKR — 8:53.30 (NR)
Relay events
4×200 m relay
3rd place — EKR — 1:43.97
4×400 m relay
3rd place — EKR — 3:14.03
4th place — EKR — 4:04.65
Technical events
High jump
1st place — Nadezhda DUBOVITSKAYA, 12.03.98, EKR — 1.84
2nd place — Elizaveta MATVEEVA, 09.12.01, EKR — 1.80
Long jump
2nd place — Varvara DMITRIEVA, 30.10.03, EKR — 5.76
Triple jump
2nd place — Varvara DMITRIEVA, 30.10.03, EKR — 12.49
