Kazakhstan Junior Athletics Championship: Results from Ust-Kamenogorsk
Kazakhstan Junior Athletics Championship: Results from Ust-Kamenogorsk Traditionally, the girls’ shot put is one of the first events to award medals. Here, the East Kazakhstan Region (EKR) team secured two medals at once. Yekaterina Nesterova from Karaganda claimed victory, once again facing no significant competition. The remaining podium spots were taken by EKR representatives Varvara Nazarova and Erika Kem. Shot Put. Girls: Yekaterina Nesterova (Karaganda Reg.) – 12.78 Varvara Nazarova (EKR) – 11.69 Erika Kem (EKR) – 10.69 During the morning program of the first day, four sets of medals were contested. Athletes from Almaty took three out of the four gold medals. The only one to break their dominance was shot putter Yekaterina Nesterova. Race Walking and Other Events: 5000m Race Walk (Boys): 1. Zamanbek Bababek (Almaty) – 21:52.36. Pole Vault (Girls): 1. Adel Bekbauova (Almaty) – 3.1m. 60m Sprint: Maria Novosadova (Mangystau Reg., 7.86) and Vyacheslav Zems (Karaganda Reg., 6.88) were the fastest. Zems was the only male athlete to run sub-7 seconds. 400m Run: Lyubov Ushakova from Karaganda (56.77) left her competitors more than two seconds behind. In the men’s race, Yevgeniy Arkhipov brought the EKR team its first gold medal in a tight battle with teammate Vladislav Sutyagin. 1500m Run: Runners from Ridder brought two more medals to the EKR team: Tatyana Druzhina took silver, and Moldir Seitkhanova took bronze. Among the men, Sergey Unzhakov (Ridder) fought hard to secure the silver medal. Combined Events and Jumps: Pentathlon: Veta Kharitonova (EKR) finished in third place, winning the high jump discipline along the way. Heptathlon: The second day started with another gold for EKR. Yerbol Kalenov won the event and achieved the “Candidate for Master of Sports” (CMS) standard. Additionally, Ivan Dmitriev from Semey snatched the bronze medal, beating his rival by just 12 points in the final 1000m run. Бессайыс: Вета Харитонова (ШҚО) үшінші орынға ие болды. Жетісайыс: Жарыстың екінші күні ШҚО үшін тағы бір алтынмен басталды. Ербол Каленов КМС нормативін орындап, жеңімпаз атанды. Сондай-ақ, Иман Дмитриев (Семей) қола жүлдені жұлып алды. Heptathlon. Men: Yerbol Kalenov (EKR) – 4776 Evgeniy Pryadkin (Karaganda Reg.) – 4437 Ivan Dmitriev (EKR) – 3812 The second competition day of the Kazakhstan Junior Athletics Championship concluded with a spectacular display of two national records in this age category. 200m Sprint: Lyubov Ushakova from Karaganda (24.83) provided a true revelation, equaling the national indoor junior record. In the men’s race, a fierce battle between David Efremov and Viktor Ryabov ended in a photo finish. Vladislav Sutyagin brought EKR its only sprint medal of the championship by finishing third. 800m and 3000m Runs: Ridder’s middle-distance school shone again: Tatyana Druzhina took bronze in the 800m, and Sergey Unzhakov secured his second silver of the meet. In the 3000m, Viktoriya Sergeyeva (NKR) dominated like a “terminator,” while EKR’s Moldir Seitkhanova claimed the silver medal. 4x400m Relay: The relays provided the championship’s grand finale. The Karaganda girls’ team set a new Kazakhstan junior record with a time of 3:55.6. However, the men’s relay was the ultimate thriller: the EKR team (Arkhipov, Sutyagin, Unzhakov, Kumarbekov) beat Karaganda by a mere 0.07 seconds, shattering the national junior record by a massive 4 seconds! Jumps and Hurdles: 60m Hurdles: Vyacheslav Zems (Karaganda) dominated the men’s race (7.95s), while Olesya Mikhailiv won the girls’ event. High Jump: Nadezhda Dubovitskaya from Semey won gold (1.75m), though she narrowly missed the 1.80m World Championship qualifying mark. Triple Jump: Ivan Solovyov (EKR) secured victory with a leap of 15.61m, successfully qualifying for the World Junior Championships in Poland. Source: vksport.kz Author: Alexey Gubanov
Gusman Kosanov Memorial Tournament Results
Running Events 60m Sprint Women: 1. Anastasia Zavodina (UK) — 8.23; 2. Alexandra Egorina (UK) — 8.29; 3. Elizaveta Buluchevskaya (UK) — 8.59 Men: 1. Timur Parygin (Semey) — 7.31; 2. Vasiliy Borisevich (Semey) — 7.42; 3. Alexander Aksyutin (UK) — 7.57 200m Sprint Women: 1. Alexandra Egorina (UK) — 26.65; 2. Anastasia Zavodina (UK) — 26.97; 3. Anastasia Zubenko (UK) — 27.70 Men: 1. Timur Parygin (Semey) — 23.51; 2. Vasiliy Borisevich (Semey) — 24.02; 3. Alexander Aksyutin (UK) — 24.30 400m Run Women: 1. Alexandra Egorina (UK) — 1:02.6; 2. Anastasia Shablovskaya (Semey) — 1:05.87; 3. Balzhan Kaiyrgazieva (UK) — 1:12.29 Men: 1. Amir Mamyrbekov (UK) — 53.67; 2. Dmitry Panin (Semey) — 54.03; 3. Damir Smagzamov (UK) — 57.91 800m Run Women: 1. Regina Mitrofanova (Ridder) — 2:22.67; 2. Evgenia Borodulina (UK) — 2:32.70; 3. Diana Rogacheva (UK) — 2:33.64 Men: 1. Nazar Terentyev (Ridder) — 2:14.43; 2. Dmitry Byvshev (UK) — 2:16.60; 3. Roman Martynov (UK) — 2:29.93 1500m Run Women: 1. Evgenia Borodulina (UK) — 5:34.03; 2. Anastasia Shablovskaya (Semey) — 5:41.55; 3. Ayazhan Tolegenova (UK) — 6:17.10 Men: 1. Erasyl Mukatay (Taldykorgan) — 4:27.74; 2. Vladimir Klein (Semey) — 4:37.49; 3. Alexander Lukyanov (Ridder) — 4:43.61 60m Hurdles Women: 1. Erika Kem (UK) — 9.23; 2. Darya Demchenko (UK) — 9.26; 3. Svetlana Malezhina (UK) — 9.44 Men: 1. Ilyas Kadyrov (UK) — 8.83; 2. Damir Smagzamov (UK) — 9.61 4x200m Relay Women: 1. UK (Rogacheva, Zubenko, Zavodina, Egorina) — 1:50.30; 2. UK (Buluchevskaya, Malkova, Kharitonova, Matveeva) — 1:52.60 Men: 1. UK (Ramiz Kartaev, Amir Mamyrbekov, Rustem Kartaev, Ilyas Kadyrov) — 1:37.53; 2. UK (Alexander Aksyutin, Amir Aimkanov, Danil Sokolov, Vladimir Feshchenko) — 1:39.58; 3. Semey (Aslan Bekenov, Timur Parygin, Dmitry Panin, Vasiliy Borisevich) — 1:39.86 Field Events Pole Vault (Men): 1. Arman Kenesbek (UK) — 3.50; 2. Aslan Bekenov (Semey) — 3.40 High Jump (Women): 1. Elizaveta Matveeva — 1.60; 2. Sofia Tarasenko — 1.40; 2. Alina Sarzhanova — 1.40 High Jump (Men): 1. Akylzhan Toktagalin — 1.60; 2. Vlad Bakhtin — 1.50; 3. Roman Grigoryev — 1.45 Long Jump (Women): 1. Anastasia Zavodina — 5.36; 2. Kristina Kharitonova — 5.00; 3. Polina Pokladova — 4.93 Long Jump (Men): 1. Artur Khabibullin (Semey) — 5.84; 2. Vlad Kabdualiev — 5.41; 3. Georgiy Ermolov — 5.39 Shot Put (Women): 1. Erika Kem — 12.31; 2. Darya Demchenko — 10.49; 3. Anastasia Kaloshina — 9.49 Shot Put (Men): 1. Ravil Alimbaev — 12.04; 2. Aslan Bekenov — 11.39; 3. Sayat Assylkhanov — 11.31
Results of the Kazakhstan U23 Athletics Championships
60 m The women’s event featured 20 participants, but there were only two real contenders for the gold: Kashafutdinova and Mikhina. Both are stars of national athletics, though in different disciplines. Rima, who focuses more on short sprints, gained a tiny but decisive 0.03-second advantage in the final. Meanwhile, there is currently no alternative to Vitaliy Zems in the men’s event. Rustam Almagambetov from Almaty challenged the Karaganda leader and even broke the 7-second barrier, but couldn’t catch Vitaliy, finishing 0.07 seconds behind. Notably, all three medalists in this discipline managed to run under 7 seconds. Women (20 participants): Rima Kashafutdinova (Karaganda Reg.) – 7.43 Elina Mikhina (East Kazakhstan) – 7.46 Alexandra Mishchenko (Pavlodar Reg.) – 7.89 Men (23 participants): Vitaliy Zems (Karaganda Reg.) – 6.83 Rustam Almagambetov (Almaty) – 6.9 Sergey Rusak (Pavlodar Reg.) – 6.99 400 m In the preliminary heats, East Kazakhstan athlete Anastasia Sauer set a personal best of 1:02.99 to qualify for the final. Unfortunately, she couldn’t replicate that success in the decisive race. In the men’s category, the top three consisted of athletes who ran under 51 seconds. Sadly, our local athlete Evgeniy Arkhipov was not among them, finishing with a “wooden medal” as the fastest runner to miss the podium. Women (7 participants): Irina Tyuleneva (South Kazakhstan) – 58.94 Adelina Akhmetova (Karaganda Reg.) – 1:00.22 Varvara Lisichkina (Karaganda Reg.) – 1:00.98 …5. Anastasia Sauer (East Kazakhstan) – 1:05.53 Men (19 participants): Dmitry Karaulov (Aktobe Reg.) – 50.32 Damir Akhmetov (Karaganda Reg.) – 50.57 Alexander Pudovinnikov (South Kazakhstan) – 50.65 Evgeniy Arkhipov (East Kazakhstan) – 51.83 1500 m The most experienced participant, Zhanna Mamazhanova, was born and started her career in East Kazakhstan before moving to Almaty. While we are proud of her success, she couldn’t secure the top title this time, as Ryzhikova and Fandyushina were in a league of their own. As for Alexey Gusarov from Almaty, the competition doesn’t seem to matter. Just three days ago, he was the fastest at this distance in the Senior National Championships. Now, he has become the strongest among the youth as well. Surprisingly, Gusarov ran 3 seconds faster than he did in the senior championship! Women (10 participants): Victoria Ryzhikova (North Kazakhstan) – 4:32.11 Evgenia Fandyushina (Pavlodar Reg.) – 4:33.66 Zhanna Mamazhanova (East Kazakhstan) – 4:45.03 …7. Moldir Seitkhanova (East Kazakhstan) – 5:04.62 Men (13 participants): Alexey Gusarov (Almaty) – 4:00.26 Duman Gabdygaliev (Karaganda Reg.) – 4:04.53 Sailau Temirtasov (North Kazakhstan) – 4:04.8 …9. Birzhan Sagatbekov (East Kazakhstan) – 4:14.61 HIGH JUMP Yuriy Dergachev secured another victory. Unlike the senior championships held two days prior, the competition in Karaganda was weaker, and without strong rivals, Dergachev didn’t reach his maximum. Still, jumping 2.2m while knowing there’s more in the tank is an elite result. Men: 1. Yuriy Dergachev (Karaganda) – 2.2; 2. Roman Loshkarev (Almaty) – 2.16; 3. Lev Shi-Mo-Syn (SKO) – 2.00; …5. Oleg Belov (EKR) – 1.82 POLE VAULT Erbol Kalenov from Ust-Kamenogorsk continues to improve, matching his personal best at this youth championship. The main sensation was the “no-height” result for Nikita Filippov (competing out of contest), who was the national runner-up just two days ago. Men: 1. Yaroslav Omelnitskiy (Karaganda) – 4.7; 2. Erbol Kalenov (EKR) – 4.4; 3. Evgeniy Marchenkov (Almaty) – 4.2 Women: 1. Victoria Kibler (Almaty) – 3.00 LONG JUMP In the men’s long jump, gold was decided by a single centimeter: Alexander Kiselev beat Almaty’s Rinat Kaisarov. In the women’s event, Karaganda athletes swept the podium. Men: 1. Alexander Kiselev (Karaganda) – 7.35; 2. Rinat Kaisarov (Almaty) – 7.34; 3. Takhirzhan Kadyrkulov (Akmola) – 7.3 Women: 1. Natalya Volchek (Karaganda) – 5.79; 2. Maria Ovchinnikova (Karaganda) – 5.63; 3. Lyubov Lebedeva (Karaganda) – 5.6 PENTATHLON (WOMEN) Nadezhda Kirnos (Mangystau) became the youth pentathlon queen. Strong performances in sprints and the 800m, combined with stability in shot put and long jump, secured her gold. Her only weak point was the high jump. Nadezhda Kirnos – 3489; 2. Evelina Klimenko – 3348; 3. Zamira Razhabova – 3281; 4. Oksana Karpiy (EKR) – 2780 200 m RUN With the main favorites (Mikhina and Zems) absent, Rima Kashafutdinova and Rustam Almagambetov won their finals with significant leads. Women: 1. Rima Kashafutdinova – 24.43; 2. Lyubov Ushakova – 24.94; 3. Alexandra Mishchenko – 25.44 Men: 1. Rustam Almagambetov – 21.91; 2. Damil Sutzhanov – 22.35; 3. Sergey Rusak – 22.43 800 m RUN Imanmadi Kusmanov from Semey provided a pleasant surprise, running a perfect race to bring East Kazakhstan its second gold medal. Men: 1. Imanmadi Kusmanov (EKR) – 1:53.45; 2. Damir Akhmetov – 1:55.24; 3. Shattyk Duisenkan – 1:55.94 3000 m RUN Zhanna Mamazhanova (Almaty/EKR) claimed victory, pleasing her home region fans. In the men’s race, Alexey Gusarov continued his dominance. Women: 1. Zhanna Mamazhanova – 10:11.41 Men: 1. Alexey Gusarov – 8:46.79 4×400 m RELAY The EKR men’s team (Unzhakov, Arkhipov, Kusmanov, Sutyagin) led until the final leg, but eventually took a surprise silver after a strong finish by Karaganda. Men: 1. Karaganda – 3:24.75; 2. EKR – 3:26.95; 3. Akmola – 3:28.95 HURDLES Vitaliy Litzenberger (EKR) achieved a major breakthrough, finishing second and achieving the “Master of Sport” standard while setting a personal best. Men: 1. Vyacheslav Zems – 8.20; 2. Vitaliy Litzenberger (EKR) – 8.25 TRIPLE JUMP & SHOT PUT Triple Jump (Women): 1. Maria Ovchinnikova – 13.05 Triple Jump (Men): 1. Takhirzhan Kadyrkulov – 15.00 Shot Put (Men): 1. Nikita Punkin (Kostanay) – 13.90 HEPTATHLON (MEN) Magzhan Zhakypbekov won three out of seven disciplines, but a lack of stability in the others meant he took silver. Evgeniy Marchenkov (Almaty) – 4601; 2. Magzhan Zhakypbekov (EKR) – 4399; 3. Farkhad Kystaubayev – 4139 TRIPLE JUMP Women (5 participants): Maria Ovchinnikova (Karaganda Reg.) – 13.05 Dilyara Abuova (North Kazakhstan) – 12.9 Inna Agoeva (Akmola Reg.) – 11.63 Men (7 participants): Takhirzhan Kadyrkulov (Akmola Reg.) – 15.00 Dmitry Ozerov (Almaty) – 14.33 Dmitry Zaichkov (Karaganda Reg.) – 13.32 SHOT PUT Men (6 participants): Nikita Punkin (Kostanay Reg.) –
Results of the second competition day of the Kazakhstan Athletics Championship
KAZAKHSTAN ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIP 200 m. Women (15 participants): Viktoriya Zyabkina (Almaty) – 23.25 Elina MIKHINA (East Kazakhstan Region) – 23.66 Anastasia Tulapina (Almaty) – 24.87…12. Arina KHARLAMOVA (East Kazakhstan Region) – 26.72 Men (31 participants): Vitaliy Zems (Karaganda Region) – 21.56 Vladislav LESHIN (East Kazakhstan Region) – 21.59 Rustam Almagambetov (Almaty) – 21.99…21. Semyon ARYKIN (East Kazakhstan Region) – 23.48…26. Ilya MUSATOV (East Kazakhstan Region) – 24.22 800 m. Women (10 participants): Margarita Mukasheva (North Kazakhstan Region) – 2:06.34 Tatyana Neroznak (Kostanay Region) – 2:08.11 Evgeniya Fandyushina (Pavlodar Region) – 2:09.49…8. Tatyana DRUZHINA (East Kazakhstan Region) – 2:20.97 Alina SAVELYEVA (East Kazakhstan Region) – 2:22.82 Men (15 participants): Sergey Zaykov (Pavlodar Region) – 1:52.47 Maksim MZHELSKIY (East Kazakhstan Region) – 1:53.78 Hakim Ibrahimov (Azerbaijan) – 1:54.05…6. Imanmadi KUSMANOV (East Kazakhstan Region) – 1:55.57…8. Sergey UNZHAKOV (East Kazakhstan Region) – 1:58.4 3000 m. Women (9 participants): Irina SMOLNIKOVA (East Kazakhstan Region) – 9:56.62 Lyudmila Monina (Almaty Region) – 10:03.87 Zhanna MAMAZHANOVA (East Kazakhstan Region) – 10:05.09…7. Moldir SEITKHANOVA (East Kazakhstan Region) – 10:53.71…9. Karlygash SAMYZHAN (East Kazakhstan Region) – 11:42.23 Men (13 participants): Dmitriy Ivanchukov (Zhambyl Region) – 8:36.39 Andrey LEYMENOV (East Kazakhstan Region) – 8:37.92 Almat Imashev (Almaty Region) – 8:41.02…5. Amir BAITUKANOV (East Kazakhstan Region) – 8:53.27…10. Yuriy YEGER (East Kazakhstan Region) – 9:18.74 Adilbek SERIKBEK (East Kazakhstan Region) – 9:25.24 Eduard VASILYEV (East Kazakhstan Region) – 9:49.83 4×400 m Relay. Women (3 teams): Karaganda Region – 3:50.87 Pavlodar Region – 3:58.11 East Kazakhstan Region (Kharlamova, Kharitonova, Savelyeva, Mikhina) – 4:10.15 Men (3 teams): Pavlodar Region – 3:21.94 East Kazakhstan Region (Leshin, Kusmanov, Litsenberger, Mzhelskiy) – 3:25.62 Karaganda Region – 3:26.14 60 m Hurdles. Women (7 participants): Anastasia SOPRUNOVA (East Kazakhstan Region) – 8.07 Anastasia Pilipenko (Almaty) – 8.10 Aigerim Shynazbekova (Almaty) – 8.24…7. Erika KEM (East Kazakhstan Region) – 10.47 Men (9 participants): Stanislav Ostanin (South Kazakhstan Region) – 8.10 Alexander Martirosov (Mangystau Region) – 8.17 Vyacheslav Zems (Karaganda Region) – 8.27 Vitaliy LITSENBERGER (East Kazakhstan Region) – 8.54 High Jump. Men (5 participants): Yuriy Dergachyov (Karaganda Region) – 2.26 Batyrkhan Baimuzhkametov (Karaganda Region) – 2.23 Anton Bodnar (South Kazakhstan Region) – 2.08 Triple Jump. Women (3 participants): Dilyara Abuova (North Kazakhstan Region) – 13.45 Maria Ovchinnikova (Karaganda Region) – 13.07 Lyubov Lebedeva (Karaganda Region) – 11.76 Men (7 participants): Roman Valiev (Pavlodar Region) – 16.87 Evgeniy Ektov (North Kazakhstan Region) – 16.55 Evgeniy CHETTYKBAEV (East Kazakhstan Region) – 15.90 Aleksey GubanovSource: vksport.kz
A healthy nation is confidence in the future
Results of the first competition day of the Kazakhstan Athletics Championship
Жеңіл атлетикадан жарыс нәтижелері Athletics Competition Results 400 m Run. Women (17 participants): Elina MIKHINA (East Kazakhstan) — 53.37 Anastasiya Kudinova (Karaganda Region) — 55.43 Merjen Ishanguliyeva (Almaty) — 55.62 Men (22 participants): Sergey Zaykov (Pavlodar Region) — 47.78 Igor Kondratyev (Pavlodar Region) — 48.63 Andrey Sokolov (Almaty) — 48.63 1500 m Run. Men (15 participants): Alexey Gusarov (Almaty) — 4:03.08 Saylau Temirtasov (North Kazakhstan) — 4:04.53 Alexander Sysoyev (Almaty Region) — 4:05.00 2000 m Steeplechase. Women (2 participants): Olga Bogomolskaya (Pavlodar Region) — 7:06.25 Balnura Assylbek (South Kazakhstan) — 7:23.79 Men (4 participants): Dmitriy Ivanchukov (Zhambyl Region) — 5:52.51 Ardosher Zakhitdinov (South Kazakhstan) — 6:04.78 Islam Amangos (Almaty) — 6:12.14 Adilbek SERIKBEK (East Kazakhstan) — 6:17.00 Pole Vault. Men (4 participants): Sergey Grigoryev (Almaty) — 5.50 Nikita Filippov (Almaty) — 5.40 Erbol KALENOV (East Kazakhstan) — 4.30 5000 m Race Walk. Women (1 participant): Alima Suleimen (Pavlodar Region) — 29:49.56 Long Jump. Women (9 participants): Yekaterina Ektova (North Kazakhstan) — 6.2 Anna Bulanova (Kyrgyzstan) — 6.05 Mariya Ovchinnikova (Karaganda Region) — 5.77 Men (9 participants): Roman Valiyev (Pavlodar Region) — 7.57 Rinat Kaisarov (Almaty) — 7.41 Tahir Kadyrkulov (Akmola Region) — 7.33 Pentathlon. Women (2 participants): Natalya Volchek (Karaganda Region) — 3485 Alexandra Gulyukina (South Kazakhstan) — 3156 Author: Alexey Gubanov Source: vksport.kz
Press Conference with Athletes
Press Conference with Athletes The International Athletics Tournament for the prizes of Olympic Champion Olga Rypakova, which was successfully held on January 23rd in Ust-Kamenogorsk, will long be remembered by athletes, fans, and track and field enthusiasts alike. We are publishing the interview from the press conference held on the eve of the competition. The tournament guests spoke about their expectations and shared their impressions of their opponents, the arena, and the city. Tetyana Ptashkina: — It was very difficult, and to be honest, I am not satisfied with the result. Apparently, long flights, acclimatization, and time zone changes are tough on me. I barely slept almost every night of my stay here. This had an impact on the competition as well. The result is, of course, quite poor, but it is what it is. — Did Irina Ektova’s withdrawal from the competition affect the course of the start in any way? — Probably not. I don’t usually follow my opponents closely; I try to focus on my own jumps. The season is just beginning, so I need to notice my own mistakes and identify what needs work, so there’s no chance to get distracted by others. 14.08 m, 13.67 m. — Last year I was at the European Championships in Prague. They have a very good arena there. However, I want to note that in Europe, there are generally no separate buildings specifically for track and field like your arena. They usually take a hockey or basketball arena and reconstruct everything for track and field needs before the competition. So, I haven’t seen anything like this anywhere else. It’s nice that people here treat track and field so well. In Ukraine, of course, we have arenas too, but we don’t have an arena of this level back home. Diana Agliulina: — This arena is very comfortable, the starting blocks are excellent, and the track is very fast. If I clock 7.5 seconds here, I’ll be satisfied. Irina Ektova: — The upcoming Kazakhstan Championship will be a kind of control start before the Asian Championships and one of the preparation stages for the World Championships. Therefore, we will try to perform at the national level just as we should at subsequent major events. Of course, I haven’t reached my peak form yet; it’s too early to talk about that. It’s nice that Olya (Rypakova — author’s note) will be jumping at the Kazakhstan Championship, as we don’t meet her at national championships very often. — We treated this start as a control training session to fine-tune our approach runs. We weren’t focused on a specific result at all. A girl came from Ukraine; we had met this athlete before at the World Championships. — The organization is simply top-notch. No other competition in Kazakhstan is held quite like this one. This is the winter start that our entire team looks forward to. Kristina Radzivanyuk: — To be honest, the first time I ever heard of Ust-Kamenogorsk was when I received the invitation to the tournament. Previously, I knew that there was Astana in Kazakhstan and had heard of other cities, but I hadn’t had the chance to learn about your city. My impressions are very positive. The people here are friendly and helpful. The arena is excellent, and the track is very “fast.” Participating in this tournament is a very good experience. Besides, an extra competition in the season never hurt anyone. Hakim Ibragimov: — I have already had the chance to compete against your athletes during various events. In 2012, I ran with the guys in Bishkek, and then in 2013, we competed at the Kosanov Memorial. I used to run the 400m, and I am aware that a very strong result of sub-47 seconds was shown here at this distance last year. For indoor arenas, that is very fast. This season is not the best one for me. I served in the army in the National Guard for a year, so right now I am just regaining my form. I have switched my focus to the 800m. The minimum goal here is to show my best result of the season. But if all goes well, I might even take a shot at my personal best of 1:53.84. Arif Abbasov: — We came here to set new personal bests. Our arena is not like this one… Not at all. There are only three lanes for the 400m. We don’t even run the 200m because it’s too dangerous in terms of injuries — it wrecks knees and hamstrings. I don’t know Mikhail Litvin personally, but of course, I’ve heard of him. . Алексей Губанов
Kaisarova and Mikhina win the Olga Rypakova Prizes Tournament
Kaisarova and Mikhina win the Olga Rypakova Prizes Tournament The First-Ever International Athletics Tournament in EKR The first international athletics tournament in the history of the East Kazakhstan Region was marked by a fierce confrontation between Kazakhstani and international athletes. Competitors from Azerbaijan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, and Belarus provided more than worthy competition for the domestic athletes. Unfortunately, the number of participants in each discipline was not very high. However, looking at things objectively, a debut tournament could not have been expected to be massive. Now, other countries will surely hear the feedback from our guests, and trust in our event will significantly grow. Three Sets of Three for the Hosts Curiously, Ust-Kamenogorsk athletes were unable to secure a victory on their home arena, settling for bronze medals instead. Erbol Kalenov finished third in the pole vault with a result of 4 meters. To be fair, missing the podium in this discipline was impossible, as only three athletes competed. Erbol tried his best to compete with the more experienced Kazakhstanis, Grigoryev and Filippov, but his result was not even his season’s best—Kalenov lost 20 cm compared to his own performance at the EKR Championship a week ago. Varvara Nazarova also took third place in the shot put. Our famous javelin thrower—despite her young age—competed largely as part of her preparation for the summer season. She managed to surpass the 11m mark, which secured her a place among the medalists. Performances by representatives of other EKR cities were more successful. Elina Mikhina from Ridder became a double champion of the tournament, winning the 400m race with a clear lead and later securing gold as part of the Kazakhstan national team in the 4x400m relay. No one else but Mikhina can boast two victories at the tournament for the prizes of Olympic Champion Olga Rypakova! Regina Kaisarova from Semey (often referred to by her maiden name, Sarsekova, by specialists and fans) reached the podium twice. In the high jump, she was unmatched and became the only athlete in the sector to successfully clear 180 cm. Second place went to another Semey native, Nadezhda Dubovitskaya, who cleared 175 cm for the second time in a week but again failed to conquer the 180 cm bar. As the athlete admitted herself, the issues were more psychological than physical. Olga Khizhnyakova took a silver medal in the shot put back to her hometown of Semey. One of her attempts flew past the 12m mark, guaranteeing her the second step on the podium. Another award for the EKR team came from Maksim Mzelskiy of Ridder in the 800m run. In the final sprint, he snatched second place from the more experienced Sergey Tulapin, beating him by just 0.06 seconds! In total, EKR athletes earned three first-place, three second-place, and three third-place finishes. One Hundredth Away from the Record It was right here and now that the long-standing Kazakhstan record in the 60m dash, set by Svetlana Bodritskaya back in 1997, could have finally fallen. Unfortunately, this record will hold—at least until the final days of January. The magnificent Victoria Zyabkina from Almaty missed the record by just 0.01 seconds! And that was only in the preliminary heat! In the final, the result was slower by another “hundredth,” and the record stood firm. When our correspondent asked immediately after the finish if she felt a record had been set, Zyabkina confidently replied “no,” even before knowing her official time. We hope that at the National Championships, Victoria will finally manage a virtual victory over Bodritskaya, as heroes must eventually change over time. Athletes didn’t even come close to touching any other records. However, this event was merely the opening of the winter season, and the competitors have not yet reached their peak form. “Unmodest” Guests The tournament showed that the international athletes who arrived in Ust-Kamenogorsk came for more than just admiring the beauty of the arena. The most successful were the Ukrainians, who won three major prizes, including one in the triple jump. This event, so iconic for us, became the domain of the European Junior Championships bronze medalist Tetyana Ptashkina, who also set a new competition record of 13.6 m. Despite this, the athlete herself was dissatisfied with the result, citing difficult acclimatization. In the men’s triple jump, the representative of Ukraine, Viktor Yastrebov, also took the lead, proving to be head and shoulders above all the Kazakhstani competitors, who performed rather poorly. Meanwhile, Svitlana Marusenko gave a true masterclass to our shot putters, becoming the first athlete to receive a standing ovation from the stands—and certainly not the last. Notably, Marusenko was the first foreign athlete to secure a victory in an official start here, and with an arena record to boot. Svitlana has every reason to be proud, though it must be disappointing that she fell just 9 cm short of the Ukrainian Master of Sport standard! The victory of Azerbaijani Hakim Ibragimov in the 800m run was equally impressive. According to the athlete himself, both representatives of his country set personal bests, and the victory Hakim snatched in a very tough competition against the Kazakhstani runners was a worthy reward for his efforts. Another guest who didn’t leave Ust-Kamenogorsk empty-handed was the Uzbekistan 100m champion Diana Agliulina. As part of the “Friendship of Nations” team in the 4x400m relay, she secured third place. A Festival of Athletics The atmosphere that filled the O. Rypakova Athletics Arena that day could easily be compared to the All-Star games in hockey and other sports. No mandatory results were demanded from anyone; perhaps only Alexandra Krivitskaya shed a few tears, unable to realize her full potential in the high jump. Otherwise, there was a prevailing sense of celebration. This was evident in the smile of Varvara Nazarova, who is usually in a strictly competitive mood in the throwing sector; in the cheerful chatter of the shot putters; and in the way Sergey Tulapin made funny faces upon noticing he was featured on the arena’s big screen.
Results of the EKR Championship
On January 15–16, 2016, the East Kazakhstan Regional Athletics Championship was held at the “Olga Rypakova” Athletics Center for juniors (born 1997–1998) and youth (born 1999–2000 and 2001–2002). Competition Results – Girls 60m Dash 2001–2002: 1. Pulyaeva Olga (Ridder) 8.40; 2. Demchenko Darya (Ust-Kamenogorsk) 8.41; 3. Berezutskaya Anastasia (U-Ka) 8.64 2000–1999: 1. Eskalieva Aida (U-Ka) 8.48; 2. Kem Erika (U-Ka) 8.76; 3. Kurnosova Tatyana (Kostanay) 8.77 1997–1998: 1. Kharlamova Arina (Ridder) 8.24; 2. Tyurina Svetlana (Semey) 8.74; 3. Veprikova Natalya (Glubokoe district) 8.96 200m Dash 2001–2002: 1. Egorina Alexandra (U-Ka) 27.27; 2. Zubenko Anastasia (U-Ka) 28.50; 3. Rogacheva Diana (U-Ka) 28.59 2000–1999: 1. Zavodina Anastasia (U-Ka) 27.30; 2. Sayfullina Arina (U-Ka) 27.74; 3. Eskalieva Aida (U-Ka) 28.56 1997–1998: 1. Kharlamova Arina (Ridder) 27.21; 2. Tyurina Svetlana (Semey) 29.39; 3. Fedorova Anastasia (U-Ka) 29.89 400m Dash 2001–2002: 1. Egorina Alexandra (U-Ka) 1:01.21; 2. Mitrofanova Regina (Ridder) 1:01.88; 3. Rogacheva Diana (U-Ka) 1:03.67 2000–1999: 1. Eskalieva Aida (U-Ka) 1:05.61; 2. Shablovskaya Anastasia (Semey) 1:07.65; 3. Merlina Darya (U-Ka) 1:17.65 1997–1998: 1. Savelyeva Alina (Ridder) 1:02.15; 2. Sauer Anastasia (U-Ka) DNS; guest: Aitmukanova Elvira (U-Ka) 1:17.29 800m Run 2001–2002: 1. Mitrofanova Regina (Ridder) 2:29.88; 2. Morozova Kristina (Glubokoe) 2:41.34; 3. Gladysheva Arina (Ridder) 2:41.71 2000–1999: 1. Shablovskaya Anastasia (Semey) 2:37.71; 2. Kurnosova Tatyana (KST) 2:38.74; 3. Potapova Valentina (Karaganda) 2:39.71 1997–1998: 1. Druzhina Tatyana (Ridder) 2:25.85; 2. Volchek Natalya (KRG) 2:26.17; 3. Savelyeva Alina (Ridder) 2:26.47 1500m Run 2001–2002: 1. Tolegenova Ayazhan (U-Ka) 6:08.21; 2. Kaiyrgazina Balzhan (U-Ka) 7:07.99 2000–1999: 1. Borodulina Evgeniya (U-Ka) 5:31.94 1997–1998: 1. Seitkhanova Moldir (Ridder) 5:03.83; 2. Druzhina Tatyana (Ridder) 5:05.74; guest: Ermakova Margarita (U-Ka) 6:21.99 3000m Run 2000–1999: 1. Borodulina Evgeniya (U-Ka) 12:24.99 1997–1998: 1. Seitkhanova Moldir (Ridder) 11:22.07 4x200m Relay 2001–2002: 1. U-Ka (Rogacheva, Berezutskaya, Zubenko, Egorina) 1:51.61; 2. Ridder (Pulyaeva, Bobina, Bezverkhova, Mitrofanova) 1:59.86 2000–1999: 1. U-Ka (Plakhotina, Malezhina, Sayfullina, Zavodina) 1:52.40 1997–1998: 1. Ridder (Kharlamova, Seitkhanova, Druzhina, Savelyeva) 5:03.83; 2. Semey (Skripnikova, Nuriakhmetova, Dubovitskaya, Shablovskaya) 5:05.74; 3. Bukhtarma (Baibekova, Aigozina, Trashkova, Borovikova) 2:22.69 60m Hurdles 2001–2002: 1. Buluchevskaya Elizaveta (U-Ka) 10.16; 2. Skripnikova Irina (Semey) 10.46; 3. Matveeva Liza (U-Ka) 10.51 2000–1999: 1. Kem Erika (U-Ka) 9.24; 2. Malezhina Svetlana (U-Ka) 10.22; 3. Potapova Valentina (KRG) 10.48 3000m Race Walk 2001–2002: 1. Cheshuina Anastasia (U-Ka) 16:03.0; 2. Kanabekova A. (U-Ka) 16:39.0 2000–1999: 1. Drozhzhina Viktoria (U-Ka) 16:34.0; 2. Loboda Olga (U-Ka) 17:33.0 High Jump 2001–2002: 1. Ustinovich Elina (130); 2. Uspenskaya Anastasia (130); 3. Matveeva Liza (155) — all U-Ka 1999–2000: 1. Plakhotina Anastasia (145); 2. Larionova Elena (145); 3. Potapova Valentina (140) — all U-Ka 1997–1998: 1. Dubovitskaya Nadezhda (Semey) 175; 2. Kharitonova Veta (U-Ka) 155 Long Jump 2001–2002: 1. Pokladova Polina (4.82); 2. Uspenskaya Anastasia (4.30); 3. Babalis Kristina (4.22) — all U-Ka 1999–2000: 1. Potapova Valentina (KRG) 4.76; 2. Malezhina Svetlana (U-Ka) 4.52; 3. Larionova Elena (U-Ka) 4.51 1997–1998: 1. Kharitonova Veta (U-Ka) 5.10; 2. Dubovitskaya Nadezhda (Semey) 5.00 Triple Jump (Girls 2001–2002) Bogomolova Margarita (Semey) – 8.80 Shtukkert Sofya (U-Ka) – 8.76 Shot Put 2001–2002: 1. Demchenko Darya (U-Ka) – 10.18; 2. Kaloshina Anastasia (U-Ka) – 8.92; 3. Pokladova Polina (U-Ka) – 8.62 2000–1999: 1. Kurnosova Tatyana (U-Ka) – 9.59; 2. Lyutovskaya Anastasia (U-Ka) – 7.67; 3. Larionova Elena (U-Ka) – 7.53 1997–1998: 1. Nazarova Varvara (U-Ka) – 10.20; 2. Razhabova Zamira (Almaty) – 9.45; 3. Kombarbekova Liza (Glubokoe) – 8.76 Boys 60m Dash 2001 – 2002: 1. Lavrushenko Andrey (Semey) 7.57; 2. Feshchenko Vladimir (Glubokoe) 7.58; 3. Suleimanov Danil (Semey) 7.96 2000 – 1999: 1. Parygin Timur (Semey) 7.30; 2. Kadyrov Ilyas (Ust-Kamenogorsk) 7.55; 3. Slavnov Vyacheslav (Aktau) 7.59 1997 – 1998: 1. Maramygin Ilya (Aktau) 7.35; 2. Tatarinov Ruslan (Aktau) 7.53 200m Dash 2001 – 2002: 1. Feshchenko Vladimir (Glubokoe) 24.98; 2. Aimkanov Amir (U-Ka) 26.36; 3. Svintitskiy Roman (Ridder) 26.82 2000 – 1999: 1. Parygin Timur (Semey) 23.66; 2. Slavnov Vyacheslav (Aktau) 24.20; 3. Aksyutin Alexander (U-Ka) 24.45 1997 – 1998: 1. Tatarinov Ruslan (Aktau) 24.74; 2. Kolyada Andrey (U-Ka) 25.07; 3. Ustyuzhanov Gennady (U-Ka) 25.13 400m Dash 2001 – 2002: 1. Aimkanov Amir (U-Ka) 58.59; 2. Suleimanov Danil (Semey) 59.12; 3. Svintitskiy Roman (Ridder) 1:00.07 2000 – 1999: 1. Kumarbekov Zhandos (U-Ka) 52.43; 2. Mamyrbekov Amir (U-Ka) 52.70; 3. Panin Dmitry (Semey) 55.77 1997 – 1998: 1. Arkhipov Evgeniy (Semey) 52.98; 2. Kolyada Andrey (U-Ka) 54.35 1500m Run 2000 – 1999: 1. Lukyanov Alexander (Ridder) 4:20.74; 2. Klein Vladimir (Semey) 4:23.30; 3. Tashmanov Erbolat (Ridder) 4:24.23 1997 – 1998: 1. Unzhakov Sergey (Ridder) 4:15.84; 2. Akabaev Sabyrzhan (Semey) 4:29.17; 3. Alimbaev Dias (U-Ka) 4:54.34 4x200m Relay 2001 – 2002: 1. Glubokoe (Feshchenko, Svintitskiy, Prokopenko, Makarenko) 1:52.57; 2. U-Ka (Ibragimov, Grigoryev, Alenin, Bakhtin) 1:54.76 2000 – 1999: 1. U-Ka (Mamyrbekov, Aksyutin, Kaidarov, Kumarbekov) 1:36.64; 2. Semey (Borisevich, Parygin, Panin, Khabibullin) 1:39.74; 3. Ridder (Terentyev, Gritsay, Tashmanov, Lukyanov) 1:44.03 1997 – 1998: 1. U-Ka (Zholdataev, Toktagalin, Kartaev, Koleda) 1:43.17 60m Hurdles 2001 – 2002: 1. Bakhtin Vladislav (U-Ka) 11.64 2000 – 1999: 1. Kaidarov Miras (U-Ka) 8.69; 2. Kadyrov Ilyas (U-Ka) 8.76; 3. Kartaev Ramiz (U-Ka) 9.15 1997 – 1998: 1. Kalenov Erbol (U-Ka) 8.97; 2. Zholdotaev Timur (U-Ka) 9.24; 3. Efarkin Alexander (Semey) 10.08 3000m Run 2001 – 2002: 1. Byvshev Dmitry (Glubokoe) 10:34.60 2000 – 1999: 1. Andryushchenko Alexey (Ridder) 10:15.69 1997 – 1998: 1. Akabaev Sabyrzhan (Semey) 9:55.89; 2. Alimbaev Dias (U-Ka) 10:33.59 800m Run 2001 – 2002: 1. Suleimanov Danil (Semey) 2:28.47; 2. Martynov Roman (Glubokoe) 2:29.68; 3. Smolnikov Nikita (Ridder) 2:56.94 2000 – 1999: 1. Kumarbekov Zhandos (U-Ka) 2:05.65; 2. Klein Vladimir (Semey) 2:07.65; 3. Mamyrbekov Amir (U-Ka) 2:09.06 1997 – 1998: 1. Unzhakov Sergey (Ridder) 1:57.88; 2. Arkhipov Evgeniy (Semey) 2:00.12 High Jump 2001 – 2002: 1. Toktagalin Akylzhan (160); 2. Lavrushenko Andrey (155); 3. Bakhtin Vladislav (150) — all U-Ka 1999 – 2000: 1. Ermolov Georgy (U-Ka) 170 1997 – 1998: 1. Dmitriev Ivan (Semey) 175; 2. Kalenov Erbol (U-Ka) 175 Photographer: Alexey Gubanov
International competitions
