Olga Rypakova: Thank you all for your support and love for athletics!
On November 3, the presentation of the country’s first professional athletics club Altay Athletics took place in Ust-Kamenogorsk in a solemn atmosphere. The first seven athletes who will represent the team at national and international competitions were introduced to the audience and fans. These are pupils of East Kazakhstan athletics javelin throwers Arthur Gafner and Varvara Nazarova, Kenyan runners Shadrack Koich, Karolina Kipkirui, Nora Giruto and Daisy Gypkemy. The undisputed leader of the club is the Olympic champion in the triple jump, the winner of the 2017 Diamond League, Olga Rypakova. The main goals and objectives of the new project are to unite the strongest Kazakhstani track and field athletes and world-class athletes into a professional club, promote the Altay Athletics brand in the international arena, develop the club system in Kazakhstan and train athletes for the national team of Kazakhstan. Akim of the East Kazakhstan region Danial Akhmetov, who became one of the initiators of a unique project for Kazakhstani sports, made a welcoming speech at the presentation of the club. After his congratulations, the head of the region awarded the winners of the last final of the Diamond League – Nora Giruto became the third in her discipline, Caroline Kipkirui – the second. And Olga Rypakova became the winner of the final stage of the tournament in Zurich and won the main award. Danial Akhmetov also presented Olga Rypakova with a prize from the Asian Athletics Association, as one of the best representatives of this sport on the continent in 2016. – Thank you all for such a reception, – the most titled Kazakhstani track and field athlete Olga Rypakova said in response. – Dear Danial Kenzhetaevich, on behalf of all the athletes of the club, I want to thank you for your active participation in the development of our sport. We have big tasks and lofty goals ahead of us. Of course, we will try our best, and we will do our best to meet your hopes and the hopes of all our fans. Thank you all for your support and love of athletics. Shadrack Koich, a member of the team specializing in long-distance running, is also confident in the successful future of the club: – I am very happy to become a part of the Altay Athletics club, we have a great team and we must work together harmoniously to achieve success. We have to be one and give our all for the team. I am absolutely sure that we will declare ourselves loudly, and we will be known all over the world. The coaching staff of the team included Denis Rypakov and Kenet Koich. Askhat Seisembekov became the sports director of Altay Athletics, and Swiss specialist Guido Tognoni became the general manager. A source: kazathletics.kz
KIDS ATHLETICS Photo report 3.11.17
On the third of November, a children’s competition “KIDS ATHLETICS” was held at the Olga Rypakova Athletics Center. Competitions developed according to the international IAAF system are held within the walls of the arena for young athletes for the second time. The purpose of the competitions, which are held in a playful way, is to arouse children’s interest in athletics, develop such qualities as the desire to win, teamwork and discipline. Below is a small photo report.
A new level
This Friday, Ust – Kamenogorsk will host a presentation of the main event in the life of athletics of the Republic of Kazakhstan-the new Athletics Club “ALTAY athletics club”. Within the walls of the East Kazakhstan regional Drama Theater at 16:00, athletics lovers will be the first to learn about the intricacies of creating a club and gather for a personal acquaintance with the administration. It’s no secret that now in Kazakhstan it is not so bad to engage in athletics. Athletes bring awards from competitions of different levels, undergo advanced training courses for coaches one after another, for example, only two master classes have been held in the last three months. In August of this year, the Olympic champion from Ukraine-1988 lecturer Tatyana Samolenko, together with her husband Alexander Apaichev, came to exchange experiences, and two days ago, the courses of the official IAAF lecturer from Estonia Viktor Predbannikov ended in Shymkent. Therefore, there is no doubt that Kazakhstan’s athletics will reach a new level. Creating a club is proof of this. The organization is headed by Askhat Rashidovich Seisembekov, and the duties of the general manager are performed by Swiss specialist Guido Tononi. We remind you that the presentation will be held at 16:00 in the Drama Theater on Satpayev street, 55, East Kazakhstan region. Inna Semenyak
The students of the coaching courses in Shymkent successfully passed the exams
Regular courses for domestic mentors organized by the Scientific and Technical Center of the Athletics Federation of the Republic of Kazakhstan with the participation of specialists from the Republican Educational, Methodological and Analytical Center for Physical Culture and Sports have been completed in Shymkent. For 12 days, more than 50 trainers from eight regions of Kazakhstan conducted methodical work on acquiring new professional knowledge, and after successfully passing practical and theoretical exams, all of them received certificates of advanced training. In addition, 24 people from the total number of students completed in-depth training under the IAAF Kids Athletics program, becoming holders of the relevant certificates of the International Association of Athletics Federations. The general results of the courses were summed up by the head of the Scientific and Technical Center of the Republican Federation Alexander Kruglikov: – In general, everything went well, and, according to the participants themselves, the courses helped them a lot. In addition to a wide range of topics directly related to athletics, classes were held on anti-doping requirements in modern sports, sports psychology and some other topical issues. Many young trainers participated in the courses, and many of them noted that the seminars and trainings were interesting and useful. I would like to express my gratitude to the official IAAF lecturer from Estonia, Viktor Predbannikov, and all our specialists who acted as teachers. – What were the most remarkable moments in the current courses? – All participants probably remembered the visit to the orphanage in Sairam, the starts held there, as well as the Kids Athletics program competitions for students of the Shymkent Youth Sports School, held on the penultimate day of the course. The Kids Athletics program is successfully developing abroad, and after studying it in detail, our coaches working with children will now be able to apply their knowledge in daily activities. I would also like to note that during the courses, our students tried their hand at various athletics disciplines – discus throwing, pole vaulting, and made practical presentations themselves, which gave them the opportunity to expand their existing skills. – What are your future plans? – Specialized training courses for judges are to be held in Almaty from December 25 to December 29. Preparations for this event have already begun, and an international judge from Tajikistan, Vadim Nigmatov, who has experience working at major world competitions and is the manager of the European Athletics Association, will speak as one of the lecturers. We hope that these courses will also become a notable event in the athletics life of the country. In conclusion, we note that the coaching courses in Shymkent were held with the support of the NOC of the Republic of Kazakhstan and under the program of the IOC project “Olympic Solidarity”. A source: kazathletics.kz
Photo of the Open championship of KSU SDYUSSHOR under the triathlon program
The competition program
Brilliant performances
From October 7 to 8, the Republic of Kyrgyzstan hosted the International Athletics Competitions among boys and girls born in 2002-2004 for the prizes of the Olympic champion-1988 in the 4-400m relay Maria Pinigina. Teams from five countries came to Bishkek to participate in these competitions: Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, Russia and Kyrgyzstan. The most productive athletes from all over the republic went to represent the Kazakh team at these starts. On the first day of the competition, the 100 m, 100 m hurdles, 400 m, 1500 m, long jump, javelin throw and 4 100 m relay races for boys and girls were held. On this day, the guys from the East Kazakhstan region replenished the piggy bank of the national team of Kazakhstan with as many as 8 medals! In addition, they managed to set a new competition record twice! The 100 m run turned out to be very successful for our girls, because two athletes from East Kazakhstan Region Valeria Bromat from Ust-Kamenogorsk and Ridder runner Olga Pulyaeva took the podium at once, another one of our countrymen Sofia Bezverkhova, who took fourth place, was just a little short. Elizaveta Buluchevskaya, one of the most talented hurdlers in Kazakhstan, can also boast of another won medal. Lisa lost to Kazakhstan’s Sabira Musina from Aktau and Kyrgyz athlete Karina Danilina with a score of 16.2 seconds. I would like to note that Musin and Danilin divided the “golden” step of the pedestal in half. We cannot fail to mention two more outstanding performances among the girls. Arina Gladysheva finished second in the 1500 m with a time of 4:53.8, and Polina Pokladova won the bronze medal in the long jump. Well, the only guy who brought the first “gold” in a “solo” performance was Efim Tarasov from Ust-Talovka, who, despite the fact that he finished in the 400 m race with a decent margin of more than 2 seconds – 51.0 seconds, so his result also turned out to be a new competition record! But the “bronze” award in the same discipline was brought by Amir Aimkanov from Ust-Kamenogorsk – 54.6 s. Separately, I would like to evaluate the performance of the relay teams of 4 to 100 m – both women’s and men’s. Elina Ustinovich, Valeria Bromat, Elizaveta Buluchevskaya and Yana Zmanovskaya – this quartet brought Kazakhstan a second gold medal on the first day of the competition, but the highlight was that in this “fight” the girls repeated Tarasov’s triumph and set another new competition record. The youth team in this relay was represented by Damir Akimkanov, Zhandos Zhakypov, Andrey Ignatikov and Efim Tarasov, and they did it very well, placing second in the final protocol of the competition. The second day gave us equally successful performances. Some of them managed to win the second and even the third award for such a seemingly short period of time. This day can rightfully be called “silver”, because we managed to replenish the piggy bank of our country with five silver medals at once. The “bonus” was brought by Ustkamenogorsk athlete Elina Ustinovich, who became the owner of the “gold” in the high jump – 160 cm, followed by Polina Pokladova (155 cm). Among the guys, the high jump was successfully completed for our athlete, so Bota Kumarov became the vice-champion of the competition – 165 cm. The final 200 m races turned out to be more than colorful. Two pupils of Ustkamenogorsk sports school became the second at once. Amir Aimkanov, with a score of 23.5 seconds, lost only 0.2 seconds to an opponent from Uzbekistan, and Valeria Bromat finished after Kyrgyz runner Eva Kadyrova, with a score of 25.9 seconds. Elizaveta Buluchevskaya won her third medal at these starts in the 300 m hurdles. Lisa was in second place – 47.6 c in the final protocol, after Karina Danilina, an athlete from Bishkek. With such a “brilliant harvest” of awards, our guys have completed the competitions in Kyrgyzstan, and now they can be calm, because so far the season is considered closed for these athletes! Inna Semenyak
Review of the last competitive day of the Kazakhstan Championship in Almaty
ALMOST A MARATHON FOR SPRINTERS The East Kazakhstan Region national team won a very serious victory in the 4-400m relay, winning bronze medals. Running 400 m is not called a marathon sprint for nothing, because it requires a combination of fast running with incredible endurance. Alexander Aksyutin and Vladimir Feshchenko are still associated with performing at much shorter distances, so it was hard to believe in their effectiveness in this relay. But courage and the ability to endure do their job, and Aksyutin and Feshchenko, as well as relay partners Vladislav Kabdualiev and Valery Pasha, managed to impose a very serious struggle on the Kostanay region team for the silver medal, losing only 0.1 seconds! Unfortunately, it was a long way to Karaganda residents. But our girls’ national team won the second relay race. Moreover, it is almost unchanged in composition. Compared to the 4 to 100 m relay, there was only one change in the line–up – instead of Daria Demchenko, Anna Maidankina took the start. And our girls ran so that it was very expensive to watch! The difference in results between the first place of the East Kazakhstan Region national team and the team of the Akmola region, which finished second, was simply incredible … 12 seconds! Thanks to this success, Ekaterina Efremova (pictured) became a four-time champion of Kazakhstan! Anastasia Zavodina is a three–time winner, Alexandra Egorina won her fourth medal at this championship, and Anna Maidankina finally tasted victory on the last day! RELAY RACE 4 TO 400 M Boys (12 teams): 1. Karaganda region – 3:31.41 2. Kostanay region – 3:33.07 3. East Kazakhstan Region (Aksyutin, Kabdualiev, Feshchenko, Pasha) – 3:33,17 Girls (7 teams): 1. East Kazakhstan Region (Efremova, Maidankina, Egorina, Zavodina) – 4:05.38 2. Akmola region – 4:17.82 3. Karaganda region – 4:21, 23 RUNNING 3000 M Boys (12 participants): 1. Ilham Yerkabayev (Almaty) – 9:03.36 2. Oleg Pankevich (Kostanay region) – 9:11.06 3. Alimzhan Seydeshov (Astana) – 9:14.97 …10. Dmitry FORMER (East Kazakhstan Region) – 10:49.63 Girls (6 participants): 1. Ulbala Yerkin (South Kazakhstan Region) – 11:29.60 2. Galina Panasenko (Kyzylorda region) – 11:38.49 3. Valentina Zalevskaya (Almaty) – 11:49.88 SPORT WALKING 5000 M Boys (5 participants): 1. Akhmedi Kahramanov (South Kazakhstan Region) – 25:22.7 2. Zaur Oshanin (Kostanay region) – 26:39.4 3. Madi Aidar (Almaty region) – 26:49.1 SPORT WALKING 3000 M Girls (7 participants): 1. Valentina Zalevskaya (Almaty) – 14:54.4 2. Kristina Morozova (SKO) – 15:33.9 3. Anna Klinkova (South Kazakhstan Region) – 15:58.2 JAVELIN THROWING Boys (11 participants): 1. Didar Omurzak (SKO) – 46.06 2. Dmitry Vlasov (SKO) – 45.10 3. Adil Ramet (Mangystau region) – 42.64 Girls (4 participants): 1. Raisa Ekimova (Karaganda region) – 34.63 2. Sarifa Rzakulieva (Almaty) – 32.80 3. Malika Shakirova (Kyzylorda region) – 17.79 HEPTATHLON Girls (3 participants): 1. Raisa Ekimova (Karaganda region) – 4098 2. Elizaveta MATVEEVA (East Kazakhstan region) – 3991 3. Kristina KHARITONOVA (East Kazakhstan Region) – 3296 Alexey Gubanov A source: http://vksport.kz
Double victory
On the eighteenth and nineteenth of September, the champion of the Olympic Games -2012 Olga Rypakova successfully performed twice at the Asian Games in Ashgabat. On the first day of competition, the best track and field athlete of Kazakhstan competed in the long jump. Together with Olga, eleven more competitors came out to perform, one of whom was Kazakhstani jumper Irina Ektova. In the first attempt, Rypakova jumped with a result of 6.34 m, leaving her rivals behind. The third (6.41 m) and fourth (6.43 m) attempts became “crowning” at all, because no one else managed to jump over our athlete. On the second day, the best jumper of Kazakhstan showed her skills in the triple jump. Long before the start, athletics fans were sure that Olga Rypakova would bring the gold medal from Turkmenistan, having performed in this discipline. Exactly the same number of athletes entered the arena as in the long jump, and for seven of them, the first attempt turned out, unfortunately, to no avail – the girls made a spade, among them were two athletes from Kazakhstan Olga Rypakova and Maria Ovchinnikova. The second jump ended similarly for the Ust-Kamenogorsk jumper, but in the third (13.96 m) and fourth (14.32 m) attempts, Rypakova secured the lead among her rivals. Not only did no one manage to jump further than our countryman, none of the participants could get closer to her result. Maria Ovchinnikova won silver in the triple jump – 13.21 m, and track and field athlete from China Tang Kizhao took third place. Inna Semenyak Photo : www.kazathletics.kz
Elina Mukhina won the Asian Games in Ashgabat
No matter how hard our countryman’s opponents tried to compete with her, nothing came of their efforts. Elina beat her closest competitor from Vietnam by more than a second, although she actually set a new personal record! In general, Elina had a margin of safety, speed too, and the Ridder runner transformed these two unbreakable trump cards into a gold medal at the Asian Games in Ashgabat. Asian Indoor Games Running 400 m. Women: 1. Elina MIKHINA (Kazakhstan, East Kazakhstan region) – 53.37 2. Tha Hang Nguyen (Vietnam) – 54.41 3. Atchima Eng Chuan (Thailand) – 54.45 A source: vksport.kz