The Open East Kazakhstan Athletics Championship kicked off in Ust-Kamenogorsk
On April 2, the two-day Open East Kazakhstan Regional Athletics Championship began at the “Olga Rypakova” Athletics Center, bringing together athletes from five age categories. The scale of the competition is impressive: both experienced Masters of Sport (born in 2004 and older) and very young participants (born in 2011 and younger) took to the tracks and technical sectors. The championship confirmed its “open” status by gathering representatives from many regions. Competing against the host city, Ust-Kamenogorsk, were strong teams from Ridder, as well as the Zaysan, Glubokovsky, Ulan, Kurchum (including Markakol village), and Samar districts. The first day of the competition took place with massive support from the stands, with about a thousand fans watching the athletes’ performances. A solemn opening ceremony was held, where Olympic champion Olga Rypakova and honored veterans of the sport addressed the participants with words of encouragement. Their presence served as the best motivation for the youth striving for their first major records. The program of the starting day was extremely busy. Athletes demonstrated their skills in various disciplines: 100m, 200m, 400m, and 800m runs, 1500m and 3000m runs, 100m hurdles (women) and 110m hurdles (men), 3000m race walk (women), high jump, long jump, triple jump, pole vault, discus throw, hammer throw, javelin throw, and shot put. Full result protocols will be published after the completion of the second competition day on April 3. Below are the results of some disciplines from the first day: MEN U14 Boys (Born 2011 and younger) 100 meters: 1st Place: Nikita Lazutin (2011, Ust-Kamenogorsk) — 11.85 2nd Place: Dmitriy Zlobin (2012, Ulan) — 12.38 3rd Place: Ernest Agumbayev (2013, Ust-Kamenogorsk) — 12.67 400 meters: 1st Place: Yelnur Adilbek (2013, Ust-Kamenogorsk) — 1:03.96 2nd Place: Mark Murovtsev (2012, Ridder) — 1:05.59 3rd Place: Damian Gladyshev (2014, Ridder) — 1:05.88 1500 meters: 1st Place: Zakhar Chebunin (2012, Ridder) — 4:36.68 2nd Place: Yerzat Akhmet (2011, Ust-Kamenogorsk) — 4:44.89 3rd Place: Alexander Kolodin (2011, Ust-Kamenogorsk) — 5:23.91 4th Place: Madiyar Batyrkan (2011, Kurchum) — 5:48.79 U16 Boys (Born 2009 – 2010) 100 meters: 1st Lyubim Belousov (11.49), 2nd Nikita Bokov (11.71), 3rd Ignat Redkin (11.78) 400 meters: 1st Timur Zhanasov (52.74), 2nd Alikhan Smagulov (56.99), 3rd Nikita Bokov (57.33) 1500 meters: 1st Nikita Gureyev (4:14.51), 2nd Artem Firsov (4:25.24), 3rd Zharas Kairatov (4:33.48) U20 Juniors (Born 2006 – 2008) 100 meters: 1st Radmir Karimov (11.40), 2nd Vladislav Lukashevich (11.71), 3rd Roman Chikanov (12.26) 400 meters (including Seniors): 1st Danil Marchenko (52.84), 2nd Alimzhan Zhanabay (54.25), 3rd Bogdan Chashchin (54.85) 1500 meters: 1st Kirill Maslov (4:34.00), 2nd Amir Aliyev (4:39.13), 3rd Arsen Abylkasymov (5:11.56) Seniors (Born 2005 and older) 100 meters: 1st Vladislav Nurek (11.63), 2nd Aslan Maidanbekov (12.02) 1500 meters: Berik Arystanbekov, Aidar Ospanov — DNS (Did Not Start) WOMEN U14 Girls (Born 2011 – 2014) 100 meters: 1st Varvara Zhukova (13.25), 2nd Alina Boltabayeva (13.68), 3rd Zhaniya Aubakirova (14.20) 400 meters: 1st Ekaterina Korkoshko (1:05.61), 2nd Zekhina Lebedeva (1:07.16), 3rd Darya Semenova (1:07.79) 1500 meters: 1st Yaroslava Semenova (5:44.29), 2nd Dana Krasnoperova (5:50.81), 3rd Aknur Oralbek (6:00.62) 3000 m Race Walk: 1st Viktoriya Martynenko (22:14.69), 2nd Alena Makovitskaya (23:58.11) U16 Girls (Born 2009 – 2010) 100 meters: 1st Nadiya Kerimova (12.73), 2nd Mariya Cherepanova (12.76), 3rd Tolganay Serikkyzy (12.93) 400 meters: 1st Vasilisa Semenova (1:00.50), 2nd Nadiya Kerimova (1:01.92), 3rd Yasmina Tusupova (1:04.59) 1500 meters: 1st Viktoriya Khoreva (5:32.36), 2nd Dilnaz Tumarbekova (6:12.87), 3rd Zhanerke Asapova (7:40.82) Seniors / Women (Born 2008 and older) 100 meters: 1st Darya Pavlenko (12.30), 2nd Sofya Toiskina (14.46) 400 meters: 1st Evelina Ryabkova (1:02.08), 2nd Elena Galimzyanova (1:03.93), 3rd Kamila Yeskendirova (1:04.32) 1500 meters: Angelina Kuzmina — DNS (Did Not Start)