On June 2, the Altay jumping party took place in Ust-Kamenogorsk on the central square of the Republic.
No matter what anyone says, but pole vaulting is the most spectacular kind of athletics, and if they are held outdoors, it is doubly so. Yesterday, for the first time in Kazakhstan, pole vaulting took place on the central square, where the most active residents of Ust-Kamenogorsk came to watch the competition.
Seven athletes, including foreign jumpers, one representative each from Turkey, Belarus and Ukraine, came to the administrative center of East Kazakhstan Region to support these very young starts.
Impressions went off scale not only among athletes and spectators, but also among the organizers of this holiday themselves. The head of the Department of Physical Culture and Sports of East Kazakhstan Region made a welcoming speech Askar Mozhanov, noting that these competitions are being held for the first time. The Sports director of the Athletics Federation of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Alexander Kosheev, was also present.
If we say that young people just went out, took a running start and jumped, it means to hide a lot of interesting things and deceive our readers. They did not just jump, but flew away, and then landed so spectacularly that not a single attempt was complete without numerous applause and encouraging whistles from the audience. The fans were so interested that they jumped off their seats and openly cheered for the participants. By the way, the audience was not left without attention either. After each successful jump, the athlete sent either a T-shirt or a water bottle to the crowd, and there the whole battle for the prize began.
An athlete from Belarus became the leader of the competition Vladislav Chamarmazovich. I would like to note that up to 5.55 m, starting from 5 m, the athlete took it confidently on the first attempt! Our countryman came in second place Sergey Grigoriev scored 5.30 m, and Turkish jumper Aydemir Ilkay finished third with 5.20 m. Well, to draw a line, we note that all athletes jumped on the “personal”, and someone set new high results.
– These competitions were held at a high level. – Alexander Koshcheev summed up the sports festival. – A lot of people gathered today, which is good news. The results shown today are far from bad to begin with! The company was good (laughs). Grigoriev did a good job, he jumped from a short run successfully, especially after being injured at the Asian Winter Games. The work of the organizers is perfectly visible and it pleases! The show turned out well!
After the competition, the winners were awarded with cash certificates, and all received commemorative Altay jumping party medals. Well, then there are photo shoots, interviews with journalists and congratulations!
Inna Semenyak
Photo from Denis Rypakov’s personal archive
Source: flavko.kz