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