February 10 – 1500 m Races at the Kazakhstan Winter Athletics Championship
On February 10, medals were contested in the 1500-meter races for both men and women at the Kazakhstan Winter Athletics Championship in Ust-Kamenogorsk. The results were not particularly high, but a positive aspect was that athletes from 8 regions, as well as Astana and Almaty, participated in this event.
In the women’s race, 9 runners took the start. The most experienced, Tatyana Neroznak from Kostanay, quickly pulled ahead of the other competitors and finished alone, significantly ahead of even her closest pursuers. The lack of real competition allowed Neroznak to run without extra effort. This explains her result at the Candidate for Master of Sport level – 4:25.07 minutes.
The battle for second place lasted until the final meters. In the end, silver went to Viktoria Ryzhikova from North Kazakhstan – 4:32.38, and bronze to Evgenia Fandyushina from Pavlodar Region – 4:32.52. Both are young athletes, so it is hoped that Viktoria and Evgenia have much more to achieve in the future.
In the men’s 1500-meter race, although the times were not very high, the competition was intense and exciting throughout the race. Lead changes, repeated attempts to break away, and chases – this is exactly what makes athletics exciting for spectators. First to the finish was Alexey Gusarov from Almaty – 3:58.59 minutes. At just 21 years old, he managed to outperform much more experienced competitors. Silver went to Sergey Ershov from East Kazakhstan – 28 years old, and bronze to Mikhail Krasilov from Zhambyl Region – 26 years old.
Kazakhstan Athletics Federation
Photo: vksport.kz
