A meeting of the EKR head with the regional sports community was held at the HCM.
В ДКМ прошла встреча главы ВКО со спортивной общественностью региона A meeting of the East Kazakhstan Region (EKR) head with the regional sports community was held at the DKM. Honored guests of the ceremony included Sergey Nemchinov, the silver medalist in hockey at the Nagano-1998 Olympics, and Anatoly Kulnazarov, Vice-President of the National Olympic Committee of Kazakhstan. Danial Akhmetov spoke about upcoming innovations in the region’s sports life. In particular, a specialized school for weightlifting will be organized in Ust-Kamenogorsk. According to the regional head, this school will become an excellent reserve for the National Team. In the near future, emphasis will be placed on developing six sports: hockey, athletics, martial arts, winter sports, water sports, and one team sport, which has not yet been determined. Scholarships from the EKR akim were awarded to 38 athletes – medalists and winners of international competitions: Olga Rypakova, wrestling Asian champion Rasul Kaliev, freestyle skiers Pavel Kolmakov, Dmitry Reicherd, and Yulia Galysheva, skiers Alexey Poltoranin, Anna Stoyan, Viktoria Lanchakova, Alexander Malyshev, Anastasia Slonova, world sambo champion Zere Bektaskyzy, biathletes Vasily Podkorytov and Galina Vishnevskaya, Alexander Kulikov – Kazakhstan champion in canoe slalom, Polina Mikhailova – bronze medalist of the Asian Games in handball, and judokas Dastan Ykybaev and Yerkebulan Kosaev, wrestling Asian champion Rasul Kaliev. Scholarships range from 150,000 tenge to 1 million tenge depending on sports achievements. According to the EKR akimat, 3,132 sports facilities operate in East Kazakhstan for physical education and sports. Currently, work is underway in the region to develop 88 sports. Source: yk.kz
Exhibition of Achievements of Sports Institutions at the HCM
On May 19, 2015, during a meeting of the East Kazakhstan Region (EKR) akim Danial Akhmetov with the regional sports community, the achievements of sports schools were presented, including the EKR State Specialized Youth Sports School of Olympic Reserve in Athletics. The personal record of Olympic champion Olga Rypakova was prominently displayed right at the entrance.
Olga Rypakova: “We tried a longer run-up for the first time”
– What slightly hindered us was the unexpected delay during the flight, – says the Olympic champion. – We had to spend 12 hours in Hong Kong due to bad weather. The overall result is quite normal for the start of the season. For example, in an Olympic year I started with 14.31 m. The Shanghai event was almost like an Olympic final – all three medalists were in the same sector, so there was some nervousness. – It drew attention that the results of different attempts varied greatly. What caused such differences? – For the first time in this competition, we tried a longer run-up. In some attempts, I didn’t hit the tempo or speed properly, hence the different results. Also, the judges measured the result even when I just ran through the sand pit without completing the jump. – How much attention will you give to the Diamond League this season? – This start was also preparation for the main event of the season – the World Championships. We plan to participate in only one more stage right before the World Championships. In addition, I will compete at the Spartakiad of the Peoples of Kazakhstan in mid-June. Source: vksport.kz