Six sets of awards were awarded in the morning program of the second competition day of the XXIX Gusman Kosanov Memorial. Half of the gold medals went to representatives of Kazakhstan.
POLE VAULT
In this discipline, as in women’s, the gold medal was guaranteed to Kazakhstan due to the absence of foreign athletes in the application for participation. But the “zaruba” between Daniil Polyansky and Ivan Tovchenik turned out well! It was Tovchenik who took 5.2 m first, for which he needed two attempts. “Bronze” medalist AltayJumpingParty Polyansky performed the first two attempts unsuccessfully, but in the final third jump he still took this height, being on the verge of failure. And then, with joy, he also overcame 5.3 m, ensuring victory for himself.
Men (4 participants):
1. Daniil POLYANSKY (Kazakhstan) – 5.30
2. Ivan TOVCHENIK (Kazakhstan) – 5,20
TRIPLE JUMP
The men’s triple jump in Kazakhstan is in a terrible crisis, so there were no special hopes for getting into the prizes. It remained only to enjoy how, one after another, the Indian magicians Zuber and Salahuddin churned out attempts for 16 m.
Men (8 participants):
1. Shafrutdin Nizamuddin Mohammed Salahuddin (India) – 16.64
2. Mohd Zuber (India) – 16.21
3. Dmitry Pupko (Uzbekistan) – 15.56
…5. Nikita KORNYSHEV (Kazakhstan) – 15.18
Despite the fact that Irina Ektova won this tournament, today I want to talk only about Laura Akhmetova. In the fourth attempt, this junior from Almaty showed a result of 13.24 m, and improved her personal record by 14 cm at once, only slightly falling short of the standard of the Master of Sports of the Republic of Kazakhstan! In general, 2019 is still turning out to be a breakthrough year for Laura, because she set the previous personal best at the Spartakiad of the Republic of Kazakhstan at the end of May.
Girls (7 participants):
1. Irina EKTOVA (Kazakhstan) – 13.45
2. Laura AKHMETOVA (Kazakhstan) – 13.24
3. Sabrina Zralova (Azerbaijan) – 12.88
JAVELIN THROWING
Kazakhstan did not have enough East Kazakhstan Arthur Gafner, the country’s record holder among juniors. Of course, he had not sent a projectile over the 70 m mark for a long time, and in recent years he had to throw with his left hand instead of the “shock” right. But why not have a breakthrough right here and now? The Indians also managed to hold a kind of master class here, taking the first two places with a result that no one in Kazakhstan has shown for a long time.
Men (6 participants):
1. Silva Sahil (India) – 77.40
2. Yadav Rohit (India) – 75.36
3. Bobur Shokirjdonov (Uzbekistan) – 73.59
…5. Alexander LYSENKO (Kazakhstan) – 53.27
Varvara Nazarova took part in the competition, but completed only one attempt, and even that one had a spade. The Ust-Kamenogorsk thrower did not come out for the next five attempts.
Girls (2 participants):
1. Nargiza Kuchakarova (Uzbekistan) – 52.78
HIGH JUMP
Here, three Kazakhstani jumpers were opposed by only one guest from Iran. The Iranian athlete managed to jump over only our young all-around athlete Adina Makhsutova, but the athletes of the professional athletics club Altai Athletics were again at their best, both literally and figuratively!
Elizaveta Matveeva took revenge from Ovchinnikova for her defeat in the Kazakhstan Cup a week earlier. Although in general she was close to failure – she took 180 cm only on the third attempt! But then she effortlessly overcame the 182 cm bar, showing the second result in her career. She jumped higher only at the Thai Open, where she set a personal best of 184 cm. By the way, as part of the Kosanov memorial, she tried to repeat her personal best again, but this time it failed.
Women (4 participants):
1. Elizaveta MATVEEVA (Kazakhstan, East Kazakhstan Region, Altai Athletics) – 1.82
2. Kristina OVCHINNIKOVA (Kazakhstan, Altai Athletics) – 1.80
3. Eileen Babaki (Iran) – 1.75
A source: vksport.kz