The last days of the outgoing March were remembered by our athletes as a bright “first step” in this season. After all, not all athletes could perform in their signature sports during the winter competitions. While some have been performing at the Olga Rypakova Athletics Center since the beginning of January, others have meanwhile been getting in shape in the throwing sectors and at training camps in other countries.
East Kazakhstan residents brought more than ten awards from warm Shymkent.
As expected, the first places in the javelin throw will be taken by the record holders of Kazakhstan Varvara Nazarova and Arthur Gafner. If we compare their performances with last year, the changes are noticeably visible. The best javelin thrower of Kazakhstan in 2017 She showed a result of 47.57 m, leaving behind five competitors, among whom is the same silver medalist of this start, Asia Rabayeva from the Mangystau region, and with her fellow countryman Nadezhda Kirnos – 31.90 m (third place). This year Nazarova added 71 cm – 48.28 m.
Gafner, in turn, also remains the leader among javelin throwers, but with a different result. Last year’s best attempt in this competition was 63.54 m, this year the athlete sent a javelin to 53.41. But this result was enough for Arthur to become the first. By the way, another athlete from East Kazakhstan Region, Erbol Kalenov, did not go far – third place – 51.78 m.
Another stable leader in this annual competition is Anastasia Kaloshina in the hammer throw. Her results are getting higher every year, which confirms her intense training and desire to win. Last year, our thrower had more competition – six people entered the sector with her. Kaloshina became the best with a result of 49.18 m, in second place was Yulia Popkova from North Kazakhstan region, whom Anastasia beat by nine meters. This year, only Kaloshina and Svetlana Ionova from the Karaganda region competed in their age group, the difference in the results was 20.9 m (Kaloshina – 53.14 m; Ionova – 32.24 m).
Dmitry Lukichev brought two medals in the discus throw and hammer throw to East Kazakhstan Region at once. In fact, this discipline is “golden” for our athletes, because in addition to Lukichev in this form, in the older age group, three athletes from East Kazakhstan Region – Vladimir Torlopov, Oleg Lyubimov and Alexey Vladimirov – took the entire podium at once in exactly this order. Dmitry finished the hammer throw competition with a score of 39.77 m (first place) – this is 18 cm more than last year. But in the discus throw, the athlete’s result showed weaker than in 2017 (it was 39.94 m; it became 39.24 m), but the paradox is that this time he was able to bring a silver medal.
Also, in the discus throw among girls for East Kazakhstan, Erica Kem won the gold medal. As last year, this athlete managed to take a leading position and improve the result (it was 33.89 m: it became 35.86 m). Among women from the East Kazakhstan region, the sector has entered Tatiana Romanova. She had to compete with the strongest Diana Nusupbekova and Ekaterina Nesterova. The result of our athlete – 39.82 m – is the third place.
This year, our team has two prizes in the half marathon. The first is from one of the fastest Kazakhstani long-distance runners Andrey Leimenov – 1:07.52, and Amir Baytukanov won the bronze medal – 1:08.51. As for last year’s start, then Leimenov missed the competition while preparing for the half marathon in Prague. Baitukanov has been in third place for the second year. Only the result changes – it has been improved. Last year, the distance was covered in 1:10:40.5.
Inna Semenyak
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Source: flavko.kz
