Olga Rypakova: “I feel a surge of strength in myself”
Olga Rypakova: “I feel a surge of strength in myself” Olga Rypakova, the champion of the London Olympics, took part in the awarding ceremony of the long jumpers at the Ust-Kamenogorsk Athletics Championships. Arriving in her hometown for a few days, she immediately went to the Athletics Center for competitions among children born in 2001, pupils of the athletics school named after her — named after Olympic champion Olga Rypakova. It is also noteworthy that the first official competitions in the new arena were held among children! It was impossible to miss such a good luck as to communicate live with a great athlete. And we asked her to answer a few of our questions. — Olya, did you come from Almaty specifically for these competitions? — My husband Denis Rypakov was appointed director of this Center, and he has been here since the beginning of the year. He has a lot of organizational work, and I and the kids miss him. My daughter, due to the May holidays, had a short break from school and therefore we decided to come to our dad to visit our parents. — Now, due to your duties, you will have to visit Ust-Kamenogorsk more often. Will it be difficult to live in two cities? — Of course, it will not be without difficulties. But for the sake of such a big deal, which we started with Akim of East Kazakhstan Region Berdybek Saparbayev, my family made personal sacrifices and do not regret it at all. I want the school in Ust-Kamenogorsk and athletics in Kazakhstan in general to flourish. The summer season will end and, I think, we will live here all the coming winter. — The arena is really amazing! I remember they wanted to open it for the New Year 2014, but you insisted that the builders take their time and take into account the comments you made. In your opinion, have the requirements been met or are there still any rough edges? — With regard to the arena itself, everything has been done as we planned, as we dreamed, as we wanted. The illumination, the length of the tracks, the angle of turns, the coverage — everything corresponds to the holding of international competitions. The work was carried out by high-class Baltic specialists. There are minor comments on the surrounding area and administrative premises, but they will be eliminated in the near future. It is necessary to make sure that in the future nothing interferes with the conduct of training and competitions. — Will your daughter follow her mother’s path? — Well, you know, Nastya is still 9 years old, you can say she is still getting involved. But in principle, I try to force her, I hope that soon it will be her own desire, she will like it. And if not, we will look for another direction. We will not leave it idle. — After the birth of your son, you did not train for a long time. Don’t you want to jump into the pit? — Yes, and I’ve been training for a long time! Maybe in June I will take part in the first starts after the break. — Do you feel strong enough to compete at another Olympics? — Yes, I feel it! The birth of my second child gave me a great incentive, my powers multiplied and exaggerated. The main goal is the 2016 Olympics in Brazil and we will gradually approach it. I really want to prove my title once again and glorify my homeland, my Kazakhstan! Source: sports.kz Author: Valery Chernov
Clean-up day on May 1st
On May 1, the Department of Physical Culture and sports of East Kazakhstan region held a Subbotnik on the day of unity of the peoples of Kazakhstan, which was called the spring and Labor Day of the Department of Physical Culture and sports of East Kazakhstan region. They also helped clean the “neighbor” of the central pool.
Unity Day of the Peoples of Kazakhstan
Unity Day of the Peoples of Kazakhstan On May 1, Ust-Kamenogorsk hosted a traditional parade in honor of the Day of Unity of the Peoples of Kazakhstan. The festive procession started from Pobedy Avenue, walked along Kazakhstan Street, and finished at Republic Square. More than 10 thousand citizens attended the celebration. Olga Rypakova, the champion of the 2012 Olympic Games, took part in the march together with the team of the East Kazakhstan Regional Children’s and Youth Athletics Sports School of the Department of Physical Culture and Sports of the East Kazakhstan region.
The Rypakova Athletics arena opened in Ust-Kamenogorsk
The Rypakova Athletics arena opened in Ust-Kamenogorsk On Thursday, the grand opening of the athletics arena named after Olympic champion Olga Rypakova took place in Ust-Kamenogorsk, the information center of East Kazakhstan Region reports. “The first competition of the athletics arena will be the regional athletics championship, dedicated to the memory of the silver medalist of the Olympic Games in 1960 in Rome, Honored Master of Sports of the USSR Gusman Kosanov,” the message says. The new sports facility opens up great opportunities for young athletes of the region and will allow all interested children to practice one of the types of athletics for free. “In the East Kazakhstan region, 25% of residents are engaged in sports, in order to maximize this figure, 300 sports facilities have been built in the region in three years,” Governor of the region Berdybek Saparbayev said at the opening ceremony. According to the regional akimat, the cost of construction of the facility amounted to 850 million tenge. The total area of the building is 6910.85 square meters, the project capacity is 680 seats. “This athletics arena meets all international standards and has no analogues in Central Asia,” said Denis Rypakov, director of the facility. Two Olympic champions in athletics, Olga Rypakova and Olga Shishigina, took part in the event at once. “I am very glad that an international-class sports facility has been built in my hometown. I hope this will give a strong impetus to the development of athletics in Kazakhstan. I think that the East Kazakhstan national team will show itself again. I myself will also train here, we will invite famous masters so that they show an example to our youth,” Olga Rypakova said. There are 3,070 sports facilities in the East Kazakhstan region. Source: IA “NewTimes.kz “
Opening of the Athletics Center on 20.03.2014
On March 20, 2014, the grand opening of the Athletics Center in the city of Ust-Kamenogorsk took place. The Athletics Center opened its doors on March 20, 2014 in the city of Ust-Kamenogorsk. The opening ceremony was attended by: Akim of East Kazakhstan Region Berdybek Saparbayev, Olympic champion in triple jump Olga Rypakova, Deputy Chairman of the Board of JSC NAC Kazatomprom Sergey Yashin, Vice-President of the Athletics Federation of the Republic of Kazakhstan Alexey Kondrat, head coach of the national athletics team of the Republic of Kazakhstan Vyacheslav Sokirko, Deputy Chairman of the Agency of Sports and Physical Culture of the Republic of Kazakhstan Sarsen Kuranbek. The Governor of East Kazakhstan Region made a congratulatory speech. In his speech, he called on young people to play sports. Vice-President of the Athletics Federation of Kazakhstan Alexey Kondrat Mikhailovich presented Berdybek Mashbekovich received a personal certificate and a badge of the International Athletics Federation (IAAF) for his contribution to the development of athletics in Kazakhstan. The Olympic champion thanked everyone who took part in the construction of the facility and wished good luck to the novice athletes in achieving high results. After the official opening, the Regional Athletics Championship was held, dedicated to the memory of the silver medalist of the Olympic Games in 1960 in Rome, Honored Master of Sports of the USSR Gusman Kosanov. Athletes participated in such disciplines as 60 meters, 200 meters, 1000 meters, as well as long jumps. The winners received certificates and valuable prizes from the hands of Olga Rypakova.
Meeting of the winner of “Kazakhstan Barysy – 2014” Mukhit Tursynov
Our countryman Mukhit Tursynov, the winner of the republican tournament “Kazakhstan Barysy – 2014” by kazasha kuresi, returned home. The staff and students of the “East Kazakhstan Youth School of Athletics” of the Department of Physical Culture and Sports of the East Kazakhstan Youth School participated in the solemn meeting and honoring the winner.
Olga Rybakova is a bronze medalist at the World Championships in London
Just half an hour ago, the long-awaited start of the World Championship ended, where our compatriot Olga Rypakova performed in the triple jump. The start of the competition became more than exciting, because as soon as the Kazakhstani jumper entered the track, her breath caught this minute, and not by chance. Olga Rypakova’s first jump of 14.45 m allowed her to take the leading position, as the rest of the competitors showed significantly lower results in the initial attempt. Unfortunately, the second attempt was not counted, as Olga made a spade, but the athlete’s jump itself showed everyone that Rypakova was ready to fight in earnest. An unsuccessful jump was followed by a confident one – 14.77 m, not only did this result turn out to be the best for our Olympic champion at this championship, it also turned out to be the best of the season! Surprisingly, Colombian Catherine Ibarguen and Venezuelan athlete Yulimar Rojas demonstrated their combat readiness together with Rypakova. The girls did nothing but challenge each other with each subsequent jump, and the fight flared up more and more! In the fourth attempt, Olga Rypakova “flew away” by 14.32 m, in the fifth she increased her previous result by 20 cm, and in the final one she landed at 14.36 m. As a result, our athlete won the bronze medal, Katerina Ibarguen took the second place, and Yulimar Rojas won the gold. Congratulations from the bottom of our hearts to Olga Rypakova and all those who supported her and followed the development of events, with an honorable third place! Inna Semenyak