Greetings from Kenya!
One of the highlights of the final day of the Championship of Kazakhstan, held at the Central Stadium of Almaty from June 12 to 14, was the performance of young Kenyan stayers – 23-year-old Caroline Chepkoech Kipkirui and 17-year-old Chadrak Kimutai Koech at a distance of 5,000 meters. Having received an invitation to take part in the traditional memorial of Gusman Kosanov (June 24-25), representatives of the country that gave the world many excellent masters of long-distance running arrived in Kazakhstan and, in preparation for the upcoming competitions, tested their strength at the open championship of our republic. The test turned out to be very successful – in both the women’s and men’s races, Kenyan athletes clearly demonstrated their styling talents. Kipkirui and Koech took the lead immediately after the start, maintained a high pace throughout the race and achieved confident victories. As for our athletes, Irina Smolnikova from East Kazakhstan achieved success among women in the absence of Gulzhanat Zhanatbek, who became the best in the 10,000 meters on the opening day of the championship. And for men, the 2017 national champion at a similar distance, Andrei Leimenov, also representing East Kazakhstan Region, came down after two laps, and Mikhail Krasilov (Zhambyl region) took the first place without much struggle. June 14th. The Championship of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Running at 5,000 meters. Women: 1. Irina Smolnikova (East Kazakhstan region) – 17.27,58 min. 2. Victoria Sergeeva (North Kazakhstan region) – 17.37,39 min. 3. Tatiana Neroznak (Kostanay region) – 04/18/64 min. Caroline Chepkoech Kipkirui (Kenya) – 15.12,86 min. June 14th. The Championship of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Running at 5,000 meters. Men: 1. Mikhail Krasilov (Zhambyl region) – 15.11,13 min. 2. Bibol Serikov (Astana) – 15.28,82 min. 3. Daryn Konysbayev (Almaty region) – 15.36,71 min. Chadrak Kimutai Koech (Kenya) – 14.17,44 min. At the end of the races, Kipkirui and Koech kept a little stiff, but smiled warmly: – Everything turned out well at the distance, – the athletes noted with one voice. – It was not so hot, and there was no discomfort. We managed to keep our pace and finish well. In general, we like Kazakhstan. We train, we don’t feel any special problems, the people are all friendly. We will prepare for the next competitions! A source: kazathletics.kz Photo by Eduard Gavrish
The double success of Maria Ovchinnikova
A 17-year-old representative of the Karaganda region, following the long jump, won the triple jump at the national championship. On June 13, the winners in the men’s and women’s triple jump were determined at the Kazakhstan Athletics Championships in Almaty. For women, she became the champion Maria Ovchinnikova, who won the long jump the day before. In her best attempt, Ovchinnikova flew to the mark of 13.25 meters and became the first. Anna Gorodkova from the South Kazakhstan region lost only five centimeters to Ovchinnikova. Marina Huseynova from Almaty got the third result — 12.08 meters. – In the long jump, my feelings were simply cosmic, I caught the courage and jumped for pleasure. I didn’t think about my rivals, maybe because it’s not my main look, I didn’t think about anything, I just did my job. On the triple jump, I was a little clamped down, my emotions remained at length, so they were a little short on the triple jump. In principle, I am happy with the result in length, I jumped almost according to a personal record, one centimeter was not enough. I would like a slightly better result in the triple, we will try our best. I hope I will achieve a good result at the Kosanov Memorial,” Maria Ovchinnikova said after the award ceremony. The men’s triple jump champion was Roman Valiev with a score of 16.08 meters. Valiev was 17 centimeters ahead of Evgeny Ektov. The third result was achieved by Ivan Solovyov from the East Kazakhstan region. In parallel with the triple jump, high jumpers competed in the neighboring sector. I jumped higher than everyone else Roman Loshkarev from Almaty is 2.16 meters. Vasily Shchastyy from Akmola region won the silver medal – 2.08 meters, and Vyacheslav Gorchakov from South Kazakhstan region stopped at exactly 2 meters. Kazakhstan Athletics Championship. Almaty, “Central”. June 13th. Triple jump. Men. Roman Valiev (Pavlodar region) — 16.08 meters Evgeny Ektov (North Kazakhstan region) — 15.91 meters Ivan Solovyov (East Kazakhstan region) — 15.25 meters Women Maria Ovchinnikova (Karaganda region) — 13.25 meters Anna Gorodkova (South Kazakhstan region) — 13.20 meters Marina Huseynova (Almaty) — 12.08 meters High jump. Men Roman Loshkarev (Almaty) — 2.16 meters Vasily the Happy (Akmola region) — 2.08 meters Vyacheslav Gorchakov (South Kazakhstan region) — 2.00 meters Source www.kazathletics.kz
Endurance test. Dmitry Ivanchukov is the national champion in steeplechase
On June 13, four sets of awards in the 800-meter and 3-kilometer steeplechase were awarded at the Kazakhstan Championship in Almaty. In the men’s 800 meters, the winner and the prize-winners showed quite solid results. Sergey Zaikov turned out to be a little faster than Imanmadi Kusmanov and Evgeny Arkhipov and became the champion. The women won Tatiana Neroznak, who overtook Victoria Ryzhikova and Evgenia Fandyushina. The real test of strength for the participants was the 3000-meter steeplechase, or as it is also called steeplechase. In addition to the usual barriers, athletes overcome pits with water. The most enduring among men in this discipline turned out to be Dmitry Ivanchukov from Zhambyl region, who became the champion of Kazakhstan. Islam Amangos from Almaty was ten seconds behind him, and the lag of the third prize-winner Rakhymzhan Kelmanov was almost half a minute. For women, three participants came to the start of this discipline, and all of them managed to finish. I crossed the finish line first Svetlana Saunina, followed by Elizaveta Astafieva and Lyudmila Monina. Kazakhstan Athletics Championship. Almaty, “Central”. June 13th. Running for 800 meters. Men. Sergey Zaikov (Pavlodar region) — 1:50.85 min Imanmadi Kusmanov (East Kazakhstan region) — 1:51.82 min Evgeny Arkhipov (East Kazakhstan region) — 1:52.43 min Women Tatiana Neroznak (Kostanay region) — 2:09.23 min Victoria Ryzhikova (North Kazakhstan region) — 2:10.41 min Evgenia Fandyushina (Pavlodar region) — 2:11.81 min Kazakhstan Athletics Championship. Almaty, “Central”. June 13th. 3000 meters steeplechase. Men. Dmitry Ivanchukov (Zhambyl region) — 9:10.18 min Islam Amangos (Almaty) — 9:20.12 min Rakhymzhan Kelmanov (Kyzylorda region) — 9:39.09 min Women Svetlana Saunina (Kyzylorda region) — 11:40.00 min Elizaveta Astafyeva (North Kazakhstan region) — 11:45.19 min Lyudmila Monina (Almaty region) — 12:24.53 min Source: www.kazathletics.kz
The shells are flying, but not far
On June 13, on the second day of the national championship in Almaty, representatives of the throwing group played three sets of awards – in the morning program, male hammers found out the relationship, and after lunch, the strongest in discus throwing for women and men became known. In the first of these disciplines, all three places on the podium were taken by representatives of East Kazakhstan, however, the results they showed were quite low. The first was 22-year-old Vladimir Torlopov, who was almost two meters ahead of 25–year-old Oleg Lyubimov and three and a little meters ahead of 20-year-old Alexei Vladimirova. June 13th. The Championship of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Hammer throwing. Men: 1. Vladimir Torlopov (East Kazakhstan Region) – 50.01 m 2. Oleg Lyubimov (East Kazakhstan Region) – 48.25 m 3. Alexey Vladimirov (East Kazakhstan Region) – 46.72 m But in the discus throwers’ dispute, the winners’ results turned out to be higher, but the athletes who became the first to reach their personal records still fell noticeably short. For women, the gold went to the participant of the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, 23-year-old Maria Telushkina from Almaty, and for men – to her peer Evgeny Milovatsky from the Mangistau region. June 13th. The Championship of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Discus throwing. Women: 1. Maria Telushkina (Almaty) – 54.08 m 2. Victoria Frolova (North Kazakhstan region) – 38.23 m 3. Sabina Potapova (Karaganda region) – 36.98 m June 13th. The Championship of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Discus throwing. Men: 1. Evgeny Milovatsky (Mangystau region) – 55.21 m 2. Alexander Mamontov (Almaty) – 52.68 m 3. Egor Polenov (Almaty) – 43.46 m Source: www.kazathletics.kz