Olga Rypakova became the third at the stage in Birmingham
The fourth stage of the Diamond League was held in Birmingham today, where 2012 Olympic champion Olga Rypakova performed in the triple jump. It should be recalled that recently the World Championships were held in London, in which the most famous track and field athlete of Kazakhstan Olga Rypakova won the bronze medal, Colombian athlete Catherine Ibarguen took second place, and Yulimar Rojas from Venezuela became the world champion. Today, these three world stars of athletics took to the track again, but they settled down in the final protocol of the jumper, to put it mildly, chaotically, and for good reason. – The competition was difficult. – Denis Rypakov tells us. – It was very cold, it felt about sixteen degrees. A long jump plug was also installed in the sector. And when the girls got on it, the jump was not quite complete. Olga’s first attempt was small – 14.15 m, her leg was giving way, we can say there was a technical gap in the organization. Those who had distant jumps flew over the bar, for example, Williams. By the fifth and sixth attempts, Olga had already run up, and this run was powerful, but there were small spades of 3 cm, and in the sixth 0.5 cm at all, and these attempts were over 14.70 m. And this gives us hope for Zurich! In the final protocol of the fourth stage of one of the most elite competitions, the girls arranged themselves as follows: 1. Catherine Ibarguen (Colombia) – 14.51 m 2. Kimberly Williams (Jamaica) – 14.44 m 3. OLGA RYPAKOVA (Kazakhstan) – 14.29 m Inna Semenyak
Olga Rypakova: “It is impossible to relax now. There are three more starts ahead!”
Today in the English city of Birmingham, the fourth stage of the Diamond League will be held in women’s triple jump. On the seventeenth of August, the most productive Athlete of Kazakhstan Olga Rypakova went from Ust – Kamenogorsk to England for the next round of the Diamond League, where she will again meet her main rivals-Yulimar Rojas and Katerin Ibarguen, and it remains only to guess how the jumpers will perform this time, because they will not be able to forget about the fight at the World Cup for a long time! Together with them will compete two representatives of Jamaica Kimberly Williams and Shanika Ricketts, Anna Knyazeva-Minenko from Israel, Polish athlete Anna Jagachak, the famous Portuguese athlete Patricia Mamona and Janine Assani-Issuf from France. Today we got in touch with the head of the East Kazakhstan Athletics Federation Denis Rypakov and Olga herself and learned a little about the mood of our athlete before the stage. – Olga, you recently flew from the World Cup in London, and now went to England again, but now to Birmingham for the fourth stage of the Diamond League. Is it difficult to compete in this mode? – We planned to prepare, taking into account the same schedule, knowing when these competitions will be held. The main start of the season, of course, is over, and even the relief inside is felt, because the main thing that we were preparing so hard has already passed, and it has succeeded! But it is impossible to relax, we are preparing further, because ahead is two more stages of the Diamond League and the Asian Games in the premises, which will be held in Ashgabat in September… – These starts are more positive than the previous ones, because the most important thing is the ones that are left behind. Girls compete as they are. But this stage should go better than the second and third! – added Denis Rypakov. The start of the race is at 15:28 local time. Inna Semenyak
There are four days before the start
Yesterday, a flag-raising ceremony was held in Taipei at the Universiade Sports Village. Athletes from different countries came to compete in different sports (21 types). In the general schedule of the Universiade, athletics competitions will be held from August 23 to 28. The Kazakh national team, which is going to Taipei, includes twenty-five athletes representing the city of Almaty and eight regions of Kazakhstan. Track and field athletes are leaving partially, the first to arrive were Victoria Zyabkina, Georgy Sheiko and Polina Repina, these athletes arrived early on August 15, immediately after the World Cup, together with the head coach of the national team of Kazakhstan Grigory Egorov and the sports director of the Athletics Federation Alexander Koshcheev. The rest of the athletes will arrive on August 20-21. Just the same, four athletes from East Kazakhstan Region included in the list of participants of the Universiade will fly out tomorrow evening. Recall that Oryngul Zkrienova will compete in the 100 m hurdles, Varvara Nazarova in the javelin throw, as well as Elina Mikhina in the 400 m and Imanmadi Kusmanov in the 800 m. Contacting the athletes, shortly before their departure, it became known that not all athletes are feeling well, namely Oryngul Zkrienova. The girl told us that in early August she had to face health problems, and for about a week Oryngul could not fully train, but fortunately, now the athlete’s condition has improved. There are only four days left before the start of the athletics competition, and we are looking forward to hearing from our athletes from the capital of Taiwan. Inna Semenyak
We work “at a pace”
On July 29, the athletes of the East Kazakhstan region, accompanied by coaches, left Ust-Kamenogorsk for training camps at the Bukhtarma reservoir. Every year in the summer, our athletes go out for two weeks to train and take a little break from the hustle and bustle of the city, and this year was no exception. Four meals a day, sun, sea, sand, good living conditions, as well as training twice a day – all this helps to maintain good shape and mood for the upcoming starts. Already in September, the athletes of the younger age category will start competitions, so training in such conditions is an excellent preparation, but the rest of the athletes compete only in winter, but despite this, the guys train without giving up! On the fifth of August, IAAF Kids Athletics competitions were held on the basis of training camps, in which athletes born in 2000 and younger took part. The IAAF Kids Athletics program was established back in 2005 with the aim of popularizing athletics among children, and is one of the largest programs in the field of athletics development. In order for children to fully engage in sports, and at the same time, to make the competitions even more interesting, specialists from the international Association of Athletics federations are developing special techniques and equipment. By the way, IAAF Kids Athletics is oriented not only for federations, but also for schools and other institutions. The program of the last competitions on August 5 included seven competitions: “Shuttle”, “Kangaroo”, “Ball Running”, “Hurdling”, “Jump rope”, “Long jump” and “Formula”. Judging by the names, it is no longer difficult to guess what all these competitions were like. The most difficult for the participants was the last Formula competition, so to say that it was very spectacular is to say nothing. The guys had to do the exercises in a complex way (jumping over barriers and running with obstacles), with all this, they did it for a while. At the end of this stage, the total time of the team was taken into account. Based on the fact that more than seventy people “volunteered” to take part, the athletes were divided into eight teams of nine people, instructed and handed out distinctive uniforms. According to the results of seven types, the judges counted the points scored during the competition, announced the occupied places, and awarded not only the winners and prize-winners, but also the rest of the participants with certificates! Inna Semenyak Photo: Polina Pokladova
Olga Rypakova overcame the qualification barrier on the first attempt
A morning competition session was held in London, during which triple jumpers played for tickets to the finals. To qualify for the finals, the athletes had to overcome the mark of 14.2 m. But, as it turned out, not everyone in this world is ready to conquer such distances. Only seven athletes fulfilled the standard! Olga Rypakova was among them. Moreover, it was our prima who was the most convincing among all her opponents. For example, Katerina Ibarguen from Colombia, the main favorite of this world championship, made it to the final, albeit on the first attempt, but exceeded the required standard by only 1 cm. The owner of the best result of the season in the world, Yulimar Rojas from Venezuela, had to jump twice at all, because in the first attempt she “flew away” by only 14.17 m! Kimberly Williams from Jamaica qualified for the finals only as a “lucky loser” – her result was among the strongest among those who failed to reach the landmark mark. Against the background of all these torments, Rypakova jumped just great – 14.57 m on the first attempt! With this, Olga not only fulfilled the required standard, but also “canceled” all the conversations that arose after an unsuccessful July that Rypakova was far from all right. But in order to win and become one of the winners, you need to jump at least 20 cm further, so we have no choice but to wish our miracle athlete to set a new best personal result of the season! QUALIFICATION RESULTS 1. Olga RYPAKOVA (Kazakhstan, East Kazakhstan region) – 14.57 2. Yulimar Rojas (Venezuela) – 14.52 3. Susanna Costa (Portugal) – 14.35 4. Patricia Mamona (Portugal) – 14.29 5. Kristin Girich (Germany) – 14.25 6. Shanika Ricketts (Jamaica) – 14.21 7. Catherine Ibarguen (Colombia) – 14.21 8. Hannah Knyazeva-Minenko (Israel) – 14,17 9. Kimberly Williams (Jamaica) – 14.14 10. Anna Jagacek (Poland) – 14.09 11. Ana Peleteiro (Spain) – 14.07 12. Neely Eckhardt (Germany) – 14.07 13. Tori Franklin (USA) – 14.03 14. Elena Panturoyu (Romania) – 14.02 15. Dzindzaletaite (Lithuania) – 13.97 16. Kristina Myakela (Finland) – 13.92 17. Gabriela Petrova (Bulgaria) – 13.90 18. Jeanine Assani Issouf (France) – 13.87 19. Thea Lafont (Dominica) – 13.82 20. Paraskevi Papachristou (Greece) – 13.75 21. Tanya Da Silva (Brazil) – 13.74 22. Liadagmis Povea (Cuba) – 13.55 23. Nadia Eke (Ghana) – 13.54 24. Tamara Myers (Bahamas) – 13.41 25. Fatima Diame (Spain) – 13.36 26. Maria OVCHINNIKOVA (Kazakhstan) – 13.18 Alexey Gubanov A source: vksport.kz
The stage before the “world”
Tomorrow, the third stage of the Diamond League starts in Monaco, in which Kazakhstani athlete Olga Rypakova will perform in the triple jump. The team has been replenished with new bright personalities, so it will be much more interesting to watch them, because each of the athletes already has a “rich” performance history. This time, nine participants will enter the arena: Colombian Catherine Ibarguen, Patricia Mamona from Portugal, Venezuelan athlete Yulimar Rojas, Paraskevi Papachristou from Greece, two French athletes Janine Assani Issouf and Rugi Diallo, Kimbreli Williams from Jamaica, Romanian jumper Elena Andrea Panturoy and athlete representing the Republic of Kazakhstan Olga Rypakova. The day before the start, we managed to talk with Denis and Olga Rypakov, learn about the goals, mood and atmosphere before the competition. – Tell us how the mood is before the next start, because you didn’t really manage to take a break from Rabat? – The fighting spirit! We will hone the technique of jumping at an extremely competitive speed. The main thing is just the same: work on the run-up. Our task is: enter the jump at speed, and keep the maximum speed to the last repulsion, for the correct landing trajectory! All this is like preparing for the World Championships in London, because at the start of the seventh of August we have to be in the best shape! In this working mode, our athlete is preparing for tomorrow’s stage of the Diamond League. And we remind you that tomorrow at 00 : 05 on Kazsport TV channel you will personally be able to watch the performance of our Olympic champion Olga Rypakova in Monaco! Inna Semenyak
Sensational!
Three days after the completion of the second stage of the Diamond League in Rabat, publications are literally “pouring” onto the Internet that the result shown by Olga Rypakova now in Morocco is so low that it would be quite correct to put it on the list of the worst results for the entire time of her performance in the Diamond League. In fact, the situation is interesting. At the end of these starts, many people got the impression that this is all that Olga is capable of, that maybe it wasn’t worth performing at all? Or is Rypakova jumping with results that are her own anti-records? Just yesterday on our website vkoathletics.kz We published an interview with Olga herself and with the head of the Athletics Federation of the East Kazakhstan region Denis Rypakov, who was next to the athlete at the time of the jumper’s performance. The Rypakov family made it clear that the result shown by our athlete was expected and is considered working, because the main start is the World Championship ahead, as well as the main stage of the Diamond League, which will be held in Switzerland on August 24. But for some reason, unfortunately, there is no rest for the rest of us. Usually, in many media it can be easily traced that if suddenly an athlete showed a high result, it means that he is a good athlete, but if low, it means “anti”. The fact that Rypakova’s rivals also showed below their usual result, apparently no one really cares, but still, it’s probably worth looking into the results of the second stage in detail. So, among the eight athletes who entered the Moroccan arena, only Yulimar Rojas from Venezuela was not there. Which, I would like to note, on June twenty-third, lost the South American championship to Brazilian Suarez with a modest result of 14.36 m, although the Brazilian jumper herself went to 14.42 m. Another of Rypakova’s strongest rivals, Katerina Ibarguen, was not at this championship in America, but at the competition in Madrid on July 14, she jumped with exactly the same result as Suarez – 14.42 m. Is it worth saying that the results of these athletes are at least unsuitable, because their personal records are located near the 15 m mark? What is the conclusion from this? What about such results, should we write off all these athletes and retire? Well, that’s not all! We bring to your attention the course of events of the second stage of the Diamond League: In addition to our Olympic champion, seven other athletes came to perform from around the world: Catherine Ibarguen from Colombia, Kimberly Williams from Jamaica, Paraskevi Papachristou from Greece, Gabriela Petrova from Bulgaria, Patricia Mamona from Portugal, Nubia Aparechida Soares from Brazil, and American athlete Andrea Gubel. After the first attempt, absolutely no athlete had a “sky-high” result, and what can I say, there were none at all. At the very beginning of the competition, Paraskevi Papachristou came forward with a score of 14.18 m, Olga Rypakova “landed” after her – 14.10 m, and Katerina Ibargouen became the third with a score of 13.91 m. Just after attempt number two, Papachristou showed her best jump in this competition – 14.21 m, thanks to which the athlete was placed on the third line of the final protocol of the second stage of the Diamond League. And the result that allows athletes to take first and second place, Catherine Ibarguen and Kimberly Williams showed on the third attempt. Further, nothing special happened, the same athletes jumped completely chaotically with each subsequent attempt, showing results lower and higher. All this indicates that athletes are literally being cautious before the upcoming competitions, because keeping everything under control is not an easy job. At the moment, in the overall standings, despite such a “loud” result, which caused a lot of conversations around her, Olga Rypakova is in second place – 11 points, after Colombian athlete Catherine Ibarguen – 15 points. Who knows how the situation will turn out next time, because there is still plenty of time left before the next stage of the Diamond League! Inna Semenyak
Who’s going?
The 2017 World Summer Universiade will be held in Taipei from the nineteenth to the thirtieth of August. It became known that the composition of the national team of Kazakhstan, which will go to the upcoming competitions in August, has already been formed, and was announced on the official website of the Athletics Federation of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Among the twenty-five selected athletes, the list includes four names of athletes from the East Kazakhstan region. The only guy from East Kazakhstan Region who has a ticket to these starts was a family man named Imanmadi Kusmanov, who competes in the 800 m. Well, as it has already become clear, the other three lucky ones are girls. Ridder 400 m runner Elina Mikhina, Oryngul Zkrienova in the 100 m hurdles, and Kazakhstan’s record holder in the javelin throw Varvara Nazarova will also compete there. In the meantime, there is exactly one month left before the start of the Universiade, the athletes are persistently preparing for the upcoming starts. We wish good luck to our athletes, and we are following the developments! Inna Semenyak The photo was taken from the official VKontakte page of Imanmadi Kusmanov
Did you manage to make a sensation?
After these competitions, the media almost exploded from publications that Rypakova was placed fourth in the final protocol of the competition, and even more surprised everyone by the fact that the best jumper in Kazakhstan lost to the athlete from Greece Paraskevi Papachristou by only 1 cm. Recall that very soon, on August 4, the long-awaited World Championship will start, where our compatriot will compete for the title of the best of the best. And after this start, Olga will go to the third stage of the Diamond League, which will be held on August 24 in Switzerland. But even the fact that there is absolutely no place for rest in Rypakova’s schedule, because all these serious competitions literally step on each other’s heels, did not confuse absolutely anyone. A couple of days after the completion of the second stage, Denis Rypakov, the head of the Athletics Federation of the East Kazakhstan region, and Olga Rypakova herself, told in an interview about what actually happened at the last starts, and what goals the Olympic champion pursues. – Denis Sergeevich, the second stage of the Diamond League ended in Rabat a couple of days ago. At what level were the competitions held? – The competition, as always, was held at a high level! Excellent organization, excellent conditions for athletes. Everything is going on at the level of the Olympic Games, everything is thought out to the smallest detail. Everything works smoothly, it is very pleasant to enjoy such an organization! We ourselves, as organizers, have been holding various athletics championships for the third year, and we know firsthand what hard work it is. We want to say a big thank you to the organizers for such a wonderful holiday! In an interview with Olga Rypakova: – Olga, how do you feel after the competition? – I feel good (smiles). We are going to practice right now, we are preparing further. The last start was like one of the stages of preparation. We tried ourselves in a competitive mode: jumping in longer runs than in training. I competed at high volumes, at a huge load, so for such a condition, my result of 14.20 m was expected. That’s what the coach and I were counting on! To be honest, there was no goal to win the first place, or to become one of the winners. The goal was to stay close by the results, as well as keep yourself in such working shape and score points. The main thing is ahead: to get to the final in Zurich, because the main start will be there! – Many media outlets point out that you are no longer in the same shape, that the best times are over, and they ask questions about whether it was worth performing at all at this stage. How do you feel about this? – In fact, we take it calmly (smiles). Different sources write differently, some good, some not so good. But despite this, we do not give up, do not give up and work hard on! We have a goal – the World Cup, which will be held soon in August, these will be the main competitions. We cannot give up our positions, so we are slowly, carefully going to her! You can’t explain it to everyone, so we’re just doing our job! – If you look at it, then any sane person who follows professional sports should clearly understand that no matter what the result is, this is the result! Moreover, the main start awaits you – the World Championship in London. What is the mood for the upcoming competitions? – The mood is very combative. The rivals are the strongest, and we are among them! – Your schedule includes championship after championship. How do you manage to keep fit? – The secret is simple: heavy regular workouts, regimen, nutrition! Sport is very hard work! The Rypakov family shared such experiences and goals with us in the near future. Probably, it is only now worth summarizing the results of the last competitions in Morocco, after we learned the information firsthand! Athletics is the “Queen of Sports”, it is not for nothing that this sport was nicknamed for its deep history and for its popularity among other sports. It is unlikely that anyone will ever mention its lightness, because athletics requires a special approach to itself. And it doesn’t matter what kind of discipline it will be: running, walking or triple jump! Inna Semenyak
Not a single medal
Four athletes from East Kazakhstan Region competed at the Asian competitions, which were held in Bhubaneswar from the sixth to the ninth of July. Javelin thrower Varvara Nazarova and 400m runner Elina Mikhina were the first to perform in the Indian arena. The girls’ competitions ended more than unsuccessfully. Nazarova, among the thirteen participants, was placed on the twelfth line in the final puncture with a score of 49.56 m, although Varvara’s personal best is 50.23 m, by the way, the same thing happened to the record holder of Kazakhstan among guys Arthur Gafner, who performed on the final day of the competition. Not only did the athlete end up in fifteenth place, Gafner finished the competition with an indicator of 63.59 m, but this is 9.18 m less than his best result! As for Elina Mikhina, things are no better here. Recall that most recently, the athlete became the winner of the second stage of the Asian Grand Prix, where she managed to show her best result in the season of 52.79 s and become the first. This time, Elina failed to enter the finalists, because her result was 57.33 seconds. The athlete seemed to have good reasons to finish her start with just such a time. After all, watching such a sharp deterioration in the result of Mikhina, it just becomes uncomfortable. And the last one we haven’t had time to mention yet was Nadezhda Dubovitskaya, who competed in the high jump. I would like to note that this jumper was obviously unlucky, because the girl’s personal record is 1.80 m, but this time she failed to “take” such a height. As a result, Nadia took sixth place among 13 competitors with a score of 1.75 m. Looking at the results of the performance of Nadia’s rivals, it is unlikely that our compatriot would have become the owner of the “gold”, because the high-altitude athlete from Uzbekistan completed the competition with a result of 1.84 m, but Dubovitskaya would still have managed to enter the leaders with her “personal”. I would probably like to write off everything on the condition of the athlete, because she performed at such a large-scale championship for the first time. This Asian Championship ended with such disappointing forecasts, but we hope that after a little while our athletes will still return to their former course, because there are never ups without downs! Inna Semenyak Photo from the official website of the Athletics Federation of the Republic of Kazakhstan