Track and field athletes return to “Vostok”
The stadium hosted competitions only in the track disciplines of the “Queen of Sports.” To hold the regional center’s championship, three sports facilities had to be utilized at once: the Olga Rypakova Athletics Arena, where technical event awards were contested; the “Olimpiets” sports module, where athletes threw various implements; and the “Vostok” stadium. The Ust-Kamenogorsk Athletics Championship took place on the running tracks of the renovated stadium, as reported by a 16news.kz correspondent. The stadium hosted competitions only in the track disciplines of the “Queen of Sports.” To hold the regional center’s championship, three sports facilities had to be utilized: the Olga Rypakova Athletics Arena, where technical event awards were contested; the “Olimpiets” sports module, where athletes threw various implements; and the “Vostok” stadium. Athletics events were last held at the main stadium of Ust-Kamenogorsk nearly 15 years ago. About 150 athletes aged 11 to 18 participated in the championship across four age categories. Dmitry Lukichev became the most decorated athlete of this championship, winning in all four throwing disciplines: javelin, hammer, discus, and shot put. Another “pure” thrower, Sergey Krashennikov, became a three-time city champion. Among the girls, there was no single absolute winner, resulting in a triumvirate led by three-time city champions Darya Demchenko, Elizaveta Matveeva, and Leila Tolegenova. Two first-place certificates each were won by Tatyana Nikolenko, Anastasia Plakhotina, Diana Rogacheva, Darya Merlina, Erika Kem, Zhandos Zhakypov, Alexander Aksyutin, Nikolay Shishkin, Pavel Belogortsev, Duman Kenzhibek, Miras Kaidarov, Amir Aimkanov, Olzhas Kyzymoldaev, and Vladislav Sutyagin. In total, 54 athletes earned championship titles during the competition. They will form the core of the Ust-Kamenogorsk team for the upcoming East Kazakhstan Regional Open Championship in memory of N. Khodaeva, starting on April 23 in Semey. AGE CATEGORY: BORN 2003 AND YOUNGER 100 m. Boys: Zhandos Zhakypov – 13.52 Madiyar Myrzagaliev – 14.2 Bota Kumarov – 14.52 Girls (27 participants): Tatyana Nikolenko – 13.47 Elina Ustinovich – 13.76 Valeriya Bromat – 13.95 200 m. Boys (7 participants): Zhandos Zhakypov – 28.69 Bota Kumarov – 29.8 Duman Kenzhibek – 30.36 Girls (13 participants): Tatyana Nikolenko – 28.75 Valeriya Bromat – 29.38 Elina Ustinovich – 30.00 400 m. Boys (3 participants): Bota Kumarov – 1:11.36 Zhanarys Maratov – 1:15.56 Danil Kobzev – 1:34.12 Girls (1 participant): Alexandra Kamdina – 1:30.66 800 m. Girls (1 participant): Viktoriya Medvedeva – 2:50.8 110 m Hurdles. Girls (1 participant): Leila Tolegenova – 21.14 Long Jump. Boys (10 participants): Duman Kenzhibek – 4.34 Madiyar Myrzagaliev – 4.1 Bota Kumarov – 4.04 Girls (17 participants): Valeriya Bromat – 4.65 Tatyana Nikolenko – 4.55 Viktoriya Medvedeva – 3.92 AGE CATEGORY: BORN 2001-2002 100 m. Youth Men (8 participants): Danil Prokopenko – 12.13 Alexander Raev – 12.57 Artyom Sukhorukov – 12.86 Youth Women (12 participants): Darya Demchenko – 13.00 Anastasia Berezutskaya – 13.43 Angelina Malkova – 13.74 200 m. Youth Men (9 participants): Amir Aimkanov – 25.84 Danil Prokopenko – 25.86 Alexander Raev – 26.7 Youth Women (9 participants): Angelina Malkova – 28.92 Ayim Kaisanova – 28.94 Natalya Mukusheva – 29.51 400 m. Youth Men (2 participants): Vladimir Feshchenko – 55.95 Danil Matyunin – 1:08.4 Youth Women (3 participants): Diana Rogacheva – 1:01.85 Kristina Morozova – 1:07.15 Yenlik Mamyrbekova – 1:10.06 800 m. Youth Men (3 participants): Amir Aimkanov – 2:17.51 Dmitry Byvshev – 2:22.64 Roman Martynov – 2:34.36 1500 m. Youth Women (3 participants): Balzhan Kaiyrgazieva – 5:56.00 Ayazhan Tolegenova – 5:57.00 Anastasia Skvortsova – 6:24.00 100 m Hurdles (2 participants): Darya Demchenko – 15.33 Liza Matveeva – 18.50 300 m Hurdles (3 participants): Anastasia Zubenko – 47.64 Elizaveta Buluchevskaya – 48.86 Diana Rogacheva – 50.34 Long Jump. Youth Men (6 participants): Roman Grigoryev – 5.04 Alexander Raev – 5.01 Vlad Bakhtin – 4.98 Youth Women (12 participants): Diana Rogacheva – 4.7 Elizaveta Matveeva – 4.68 Anastasia Zubenko – 4.63 AGE CATEGORY: BORN 1999-2000 100 m. Youth Men (11 participants): Alexander Aksyutin – 11.08 Rustem Kartaev – 11.42 Ilyas Kadyrov – 11.65 Youth Women (5 participants): Anastasia Plakhotina – 13.75 Darya Merlina – 14.21 Anastasia Lyutovskaya – 14.57 200 m. Youth Men (5 participants): Alexander Aksyutin – 23.54 Miras Kaidarov – 23.82 Zhandos Kumarbekov – 24.56 Youth Women (4 participants): Anastasia Plakhotina – 29.28 Darya Merlina – 31.21 Erkezhan Kadylbekova – 32.94 400 m. Youth Men (1 participant): Elzhas Kyzymoldaev – 59.27 Youth Women (3 participants): Anastasia Lyutovskaya – 1:12.00 800 m. Youth Men (1 participant): Zhandos Kumarbekov – 2:05.76 Youth Women (1 participant): Altynai Beiskhan – 2:27.32 3000 m. Youth Men (2 participants): Bekbolat Aidarbekov – 12:10.00 Ernur Toktarov – 12:13.00 110 m Hurdles. Youth Men (2 participants): Miras Kaidarov – 14.7 Ilyas Kadyrov – 15.8 100 m Hurdles. Youth Women (2 participants): Erika Kem – 16.00 Darya Merlina – 18.67 400 m Hurdles. Youth Men (3 participants): Rustem Kartaev – 1:02.73 Vlad Kabdualiev – 1:03.84 Ermek Askarov – 1:10.65 Long Jump. Youth Men (5 participants): Miras Kaidarov – 6.17 Ilyas Kadyrov – 5.96 Georgy Ermolov – 5.41 Youth Women (2 participants): Darya Merlina – 4.60 Sofia Tarasenko – 4.41 AGE CATEGORY: BORN 1997-1998 100 m. Youth Men (1 participant): Olzhas Kyzymoldaev – 12.66 Youth Women (1 participant): Anastasia Fyodorova – 13.21 200 m. Youth Men (4 participants): Vladislav Sutyagin – 22.58 Danil Kuznetsov – 23.73 Timur Zholdotaev – 24.56 Youth Women (2 participants): Oryngul Zkrienova – 27.94 Anastasia Fyodorova – 28.62 400 m. Youth Men (2 participants): Vladislav Sutyagin – 49.5 Aidos Kartybay – 1:04.55 1500 m. Youth Men (2 participants): Dulat Bakytbekov – 4:58.2 Aidos Kartybay – 5:12.7 3000 m. Youth Women (1 participant): Tannur Sarsenkhankyzy – 15:33.00 400 m Hurdles. Youth Men (2 participants): Timur Zholdotaev – 1:01.93 Long Jump. Youth Men (1 participant): Aidyn Nursapanov – 5.41 Alexey Gubanov Source: vksport.kz
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Winter Championship of the Republic of Kazakhstan in Throwing Events, Race Walking, and Half Marathon
From February 24 to 25, Shymkent hosted the Winter Championship of the Republic of Kazakhstan in throwing events, race walking, and half marathon. Based on the competition results, the East Kazakhstan Region team took sixth place in the overall team standings. Results Men / Youth Hammer Throw 2nd place: Vladimir Torlopov – 49.80 (Men) 2nd place: Alexey Vladimirov – 52.86 (Juniors) 1st place: Sayat Assylkhanov – 50.32 (Youth) Discus Throw 1st place: Evgeniy Labutov – 54.83 (Men) 2nd place: Erbol Kalenov – 37.64 (Juniors) Javelin Throw 3rd place: Magzhan Zhakypbekov – 47.81 (Men) 2nd place: Erbol Kalenov – 49.44 (Juniors) Women / Girls Hammer Throw 1st place: Darya Demchenko – 42.42 (Senior Girls) 2nd place: Anastasia Kaloshina – 42.24 (Senior Girls) 3rd place: Tatyana Romanova – 38.02 (Women) Discus Throw 1st place: Erika Kem – 27.91 (Senior Girls) Javelin Throw 1st place: Varvara Nazarova – 46.92 (Junior Women)
East Kazakhstan Athletes Win Seven Medals at International Tournament in Tashkent
East Kazakhstan Athletes Win Seven Medals at International Tournament in Tashkent The competition took place in Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan, on March 3-4. The most successful among our athletes was Evgeniy Arkhipov, who won two gold medals: first in the individual 400m race with a time of 51.77s, and later as part of the 4x400m relay team. Alongside two athletes from Karaganda, Arkhipov was joined in the relay by another Ust-Kamenogorsk native, Kazakhstan champion Zhandos Kumarbekov. In February of this year, the EKR (East Kazakhstan Region) team set a national record in this relay, and that record remained unbroken in Tashkent. This was likely due to a lack of intense competition—the Kazakhstani team finished more than 3 seconds ahead of their nearest rivals from Uzbekistan. In the individual 400m race, Arkhipov also didn’t need to push for a season best, finishing in Tashkent with a time more than a second slower than his peak performance at the home national championship. Another gold medal was secured by high jumper Nadezhda Dubovitskaya from Semey, for whom this start was a true breakthrough. Her main goal this season was to clear the 180cm bar. Three previous home starts had been unsuccessful—each time she came very close, but the bar would eventually fall. There was even talk of a “psychological block” regarding this specific height. Finally, what this beautiful athlete had been striving for became a reality in Uzbekistan. Furthermore, she didn’t stop at 180cm and cleared 183cm on her first attempt, though she couldn’t progress further. The lack of real competition also played a part—the Asian Championship bronze medalist outperformed her nearest competitor by 13cm. Silver medals were brought home to the East Kazakhstan Region by Moldir Seitkhanova (Ridder) in the 1500m, Vladislav Sutyagin (Glubokoye) and Timur Parygin (Semey) in the 4x200m relay, Miras Kaidarov (Ust-Kamenogorsk) in the 60m hurdles, and Varvara Nazarova, a javelin thrower from Ust-Kamenogorsk who was forced to compete in the shot put during the winter season. TOURNAMENT RESULTS: 60 M RUN. Juniors (32 participants): Zhaloliddin Khamrokulov (Uzbekistan) – 7.06 Viktor RYABOV (Kazakhstan) – 7.08 Dmitry Zagoskin (Kyrgyzstan) – 7.12 …11. Timur PARYGIN (Kazakhstan, EKR) – 7.3 …23. Miras KAIDAROV (Kazakhstan, EKR) – 7.68 200 M RUN. Juniors (27 participants): Grigory Derepaskin (Tajikistan) – 23.03 Zhaloliddin Khamrokulov (Uzbekistan) – 23.06 Viktor RYABOV (Kazakhstan) – 23.29 …5. Vladislav SUTYAGIN (Kazakhstan, EKR) – 23.85 …26. Timur PARYGIN (Kazakhstan, EKR) – DNF 400 M RUN. Juniors (15 participants): Evgeniy ARKHIPOV (Kazakhstan, EKR) – 51.77 Abbos Nurillaev (Uzbekistan) – 52.304 Shokhrukh Baratov (Uzbekistan) – 52.309 …7. Vladislav SUTYAGIN (Kazakhstan, EKR) – 53.83 …10. Zhandos KUMARBEKOV (Kazakhstan, EKR) – 53.35 800 M RUN. Juniors (13 participants): Duman GABDYGALIYEV (Kazakhstan) – 1:56.5 Abbos Nurillaev (Uzbekistan) – 1:58.24 Golib Tokhirzhonov (Uzbekistan) – 2:00.00 …5. Evgeniy ARKHIPOV (Kazakhstan, EKR) – 2:01.13 …7. Sergey UNZHAKOV (Kazakhstan, EKR) – 2:00.88 1500 M RUN. Junior Women (7 participants): Muattar Baratova (Uzbekistan) – 4:50.42 Moldir SEITKHANOVA (Kazakhstan, EKR) – 4:55.77 Mekhrantet Nazarova (Tajikistan) – 4:55.81 3000 M RUN. Junior Women (4 participants): Muattar Baratova (Uzbekistan) – 10:32.56 Marzhona Baratova (Uzbekistan) – 10:40.55 Mekhrantez Nazarova (Tajikistan) – 10:43.67 Moldir SEITKHANOVA (Kazakhstan) – 11:07.55 60 M HURDLES. Youth (7 participants): Alexander Stepanov (Uzbekistan) – 8.39 Miras KAIDAROV (Kazakhstan, EKR) – 8.51 Nikita KULIKOV (Kazakhstan) – 8.77 4×200 M RELAY. Juniors (4 teams): Uzbekistan – 1:33.43 Kazakhstan (Roman Kondrashov, Vladislav SUTYAGIN, Viktor Ryabov, Timur PARYGIN) – 1:33.92 Tajikistan – 1:34.00 4×400 M RELAY. Juniors (4 teams): Kazakhstan (Evgeniy ARKHIPOV, Roman Kondrashov, Zhandos KUMARBEKOV, Duman Gabdygaliyev) – 3:25.69 Uzbekistan – 3:28.87 Kyrgyzstan – 3:30.77 HIGH JUMP. Junior Women (12 participants): Nadezhda DUBOVITSKAYA (Kazakhstan, EKR) – 183 Alina Yablokova (Uzbekistan) – 165 Alexandra Yurkenskaya (Uzbekistan) – 160 SHOT PUT. Junior Women (2 participants): Farida Khakimova (Uzbekistan) – 12.92 Varvara NAZAROVA (Kazakhstan, EKR) – 10.77 Alexey Gubanov, based on materials from yk.kz.
Mitrofanova and Demchenko – Two-time Kazakhstan National Athletics Champions
The triumphs of the home championship were, predictably, the track and field athletes of the Karaganda region, who won the team standings by a very wide margin. Despite taking second place overall, the East Kazakhstan Region (EKR) team cannot boast a vast number of awards. For instance, the male half of the regional team collectively secured only one medal—Dmitry Lukichev took second place in the shot put. The remaining 9 awards were earned by the female athletes. The most decorated among our compatriots was Darya Demchenko. In addition to her second-place finish in the shot put, Darya added a personal victory in the 60m hurdles and the 4x200m relay. Ridder-based runner Regina Mitrofanova demonstrated equal efficiency: after becoming the strongest in the 600m run and finishing second in the 1000m distance, Regina joined the “golden” EKR relay team, where she was partnered by Demchenko, Anastasia Zubenko, and Alexandra Egorina. This gold was not the only medal for the latter two athletes: Zubenko took third in the 300m, while Egorina placed second in the same event. The final two medals were earned by Elizaveta Matveeva. She became the absolute champion in the pentathlon and secured a silver medal in the high jump with a result of 160 cm. Alexey Gubanov Source: vksport.kz
Anastasia Soprunova won the Asian Athletics Championships
The women’s 60m hurdles championship will be remembered for its extremely high level of suspense. Only one thing was certain: a Kazakhstani athlete would become the champion. However, which of the two contenders would prove strongest remained a big question. Almaty’s Anastasia Pilipenko and Ust-Kamenogorsk’s sprinter Anastasia Soprunova are very closely matched. Both participated in the London Olympics, both were top favorites at the Kazakhstan Championships in late January, and both even won their preliminary heats at the Asian Championships in Doha. When the moment of the long-awaited final arrived, the two Anastasias burst from the blocks as if this were their last chance to win anything in their careers. Just over 8 seconds later, they crossed the finish line simultaneously, leaving everyone in total uncertainty as to who the Asian champion was! The scoreboard showed identical figures in the “result” column: 8.17. Only a photo finish could determine Anastasia Soprunova’s advantage over her namesake by a few thousandths of a second. It is worth noting that the Ust-Kamenogorsk athlete defeated Pilipenko in the same style at the home Kazakhstan Championships. Thus, it can be stated with confidence that Soprunova firmly intends to participate in the second Olympic Games of her career. For a change of pace, Olga Rypakova also competed in the long jump. Despite this not being the primary discipline for the Olympic Champion, the triple jump star still managed to secure a bronze medal in Doha. Remarkably, her very first attempt of 6.22m proved to be the “bronze” winning jump. Olga was clearly not chasing a record result, as evidenced by her skipping the third and sixth attempts. Even regarding the sixth attempt, Rypakova understood that her current mark would only bring her the bronze medal, yet this did not motivate her to return to the pit. The Olympic champion wisely chose to be cautious and not exert herself fully in a secondary competition, as her main goal is to prepare thoroughly for the competitions in August. Unfortunately, Regina Kaisarova from Semey performed below her capabilities, stopping at 170 cm. Normally, Regina only begins her competition at this height, and in her last start, she jumped over 180 cm. This time, however, she could not replicate such an outstanding result. The reasons for this will be clarified later. LONG JUMP. Women (12 participants): Mayookha Johny (India) – 6.35 Bui Thi Thu Thao (Vietnam) – 6.3 Olga RYPAKOVA (Kazakhstan, EKR) – 6.22 …10. Yekaterina EKTOVA (Kazakhstan) – 5.57 60 M RUN. Women: Viktoriya ZYABKINA (Kazakhstan) – 7.27 – Championship Record Yuan Qiqi (China) – 7.33 Dutee Chand (India) – 7.37 …7. Rima KASHAFUTDINOVA (Kazakhstan) – 7.50 800 M RUN. Women: Marta Hirato Yota (Brunei) – 2:04.59 Nimali Liyanarachchi (Sri Lanka) – 2:04.88 Tatyana NEROZNAK (Kazakhstan) – 2:06.32 60 M HURDLES. Women: Anastasia SOPRUNOVA (Kazakhstan, EKR) – 8.168 Anastasia PILIPENKO (Kazakhstan) – 8.170 Valentina Kibalnikova (Uzbekistan) – 8.32 HIGH JUMP. Women (9 participants): Svetlana Radzivil (Uzbekistan) – 1.92 Nadiya Dusanova (Uzbekistan) – 1.88 Zheng Xingyuan (China) – 1.84 …6. Regina KAISAROVA (Kazakhstan, EKR) – 1.70 Alexey Gubanov Photo – athleticsasia.org Source: vksport.kz
East Kazakhstan Athletes Win Two Medals at the Asian Athletics Championships
East Kazakhstan Athletes Win Two Medals at the Asian Athletics Championships Ridder-based runner Elina Mikhina took second place in the 400m, losing only to Bahraini athlete Mujidat Oluwakemi, who set a new Asian record of 51.67. Interestingly, Mikhina’s final time was slightly slower than her performance in the decisive heat of the Kazakhstan Championships, where she clocked 53.37 seconds. However, the Bahraini athlete’s lead was so significant that there was little sense in pushing to the absolute limit at the finish line, especially given the risk of injury. As expected, Olga Rypakova became the Asian champion, once again demonstrating her extraordinary character. The Olympic champion’s best performance came in her very last attempt, where she “flew” to a mark of 14.32m. This set a new Asian Championship record. Another Kazakhstani triple jump expert, Irina Ektova, finished third. Among other notable results were Viktoriya Zyabkina’s championship in the 60m, Roman Valiev’s victory in the triple jump, and Mikhail Litvin’s third-place finish in the 400m, which also set a new Kazakhstani record. 400 M RUN. WOMEN. Semifinal: Elina MIKHINA (Kazakhstan, EKR) – 53.78 Thi Lan Quach (Vietnam) – 55.02 Yasim Essa Iman (Bahrain) – 55.37 Almohammad Gurfan (Syria) – 55.45 Yan Ng Weng (Macau) – 59.71 Final: Mujidat Oluwakemi (Bahrain) – 51.67 Elina MIKHINA (Kazakhstan, EKR) – 53.85 Thi Lan Quach (Vietnam) – 55.69 Almohammad Gufran (Syria) – 55.73 400 M RUN. MEN. Final: Abdalelah Hassan (Qatar) – 45.88 Abubaker Abbas (Bahrain) – 46.60 Mikhail LITVIN (Kazakhstan) – 46.80 TRIPLE JUMP. Women: Olga RYPAKOVA (Kazakhstan, EKR) – 14.32 Johny Mayookha (India) – 14.00 Irina EKTOVA (Kazakhstan) – 13.48 TRIPLE JUMP. MEN: Roman VALIEV (Kazakhstan) – 16.69 Renjith Maheswary (India) – 16.16 Rashid Ahmed Al-Mannai (Qatar) – 15.97 Evgeniy EKTOV (Kazakhstan) – 15.91 60 M HURDLES. Women. Preliminary Heat №1: Anastasia PILIPENKO (Kazakhstan) – 8.21 Valentina Kibalnikova (Uzbekistan) – 8.42 Masumi Aoki (Japan) – 8.42 Preliminary Heat №2: Anastasia SOPRUNOVA (Kazakhstan, EKR) – 8.19 Gayathri Govindaraj (India) – 8.38 Wong Min Jannan (Singapore) – 8.88 Alexey Gubanov Photo – athleticsasia.org Source: vksport.kz
Kazakhstan Junior Athletics Championship: Results from Ust-Kamenogorsk
Kazakhstan Junior Athletics Championship: Results from Ust-Kamenogorsk Traditionally, the girls’ shot put is one of the first events to award medals. Here, the East Kazakhstan Region (EKR) team secured two medals at once. Yekaterina Nesterova from Karaganda claimed victory, once again facing no significant competition. The remaining podium spots were taken by EKR representatives Varvara Nazarova and Erika Kem. Shot Put. Girls: Yekaterina Nesterova (Karaganda Reg.) – 12.78 Varvara Nazarova (EKR) – 11.69 Erika Kem (EKR) – 10.69 During the morning program of the first day, four sets of medals were contested. Athletes from Almaty took three out of the four gold medals. The only one to break their dominance was shot putter Yekaterina Nesterova. Race Walking and Other Events: 5000m Race Walk (Boys): 1. Zamanbek Bababek (Almaty) – 21:52.36. Pole Vault (Girls): 1. Adel Bekbauova (Almaty) – 3.1m. 60m Sprint: Maria Novosadova (Mangystau Reg., 7.86) and Vyacheslav Zems (Karaganda Reg., 6.88) were the fastest. Zems was the only male athlete to run sub-7 seconds. 400m Run: Lyubov Ushakova from Karaganda (56.77) left her competitors more than two seconds behind. In the men’s race, Yevgeniy Arkhipov brought the EKR team its first gold medal in a tight battle with teammate Vladislav Sutyagin. 1500m Run: Runners from Ridder brought two more medals to the EKR team: Tatyana Druzhina took silver, and Moldir Seitkhanova took bronze. Among the men, Sergey Unzhakov (Ridder) fought hard to secure the silver medal. Combined Events and Jumps: Pentathlon: Veta Kharitonova (EKR) finished in third place, winning the high jump discipline along the way. Heptathlon: The second day started with another gold for EKR. Yerbol Kalenov won the event and achieved the “Candidate for Master of Sports” (CMS) standard. Additionally, Ivan Dmitriev from Semey snatched the bronze medal, beating his rival by just 12 points in the final 1000m run. Бессайыс: Вета Харитонова (ШҚО) үшінші орынға ие болды. Жетісайыс: Жарыстың екінші күні ШҚО үшін тағы бір алтынмен басталды. Ербол Каленов КМС нормативін орындап, жеңімпаз атанды. Сондай-ақ, Иман Дмитриев (Семей) қола жүлдені жұлып алды. Heptathlon. Men: Yerbol Kalenov (EKR) – 4776 Evgeniy Pryadkin (Karaganda Reg.) – 4437 Ivan Dmitriev (EKR) – 3812 The second competition day of the Kazakhstan Junior Athletics Championship concluded with a spectacular display of two national records in this age category. 200m Sprint: Lyubov Ushakova from Karaganda (24.83) provided a true revelation, equaling the national indoor junior record. In the men’s race, a fierce battle between David Efremov and Viktor Ryabov ended in a photo finish. Vladislav Sutyagin brought EKR its only sprint medal of the championship by finishing third. 800m and 3000m Runs: Ridder’s middle-distance school shone again: Tatyana Druzhina took bronze in the 800m, and Sergey Unzhakov secured his second silver of the meet. In the 3000m, Viktoriya Sergeyeva (NKR) dominated like a “terminator,” while EKR’s Moldir Seitkhanova claimed the silver medal. 4x400m Relay: The relays provided the championship’s grand finale. The Karaganda girls’ team set a new Kazakhstan junior record with a time of 3:55.6. However, the men’s relay was the ultimate thriller: the EKR team (Arkhipov, Sutyagin, Unzhakov, Kumarbekov) beat Karaganda by a mere 0.07 seconds, shattering the national junior record by a massive 4 seconds! Jumps and Hurdles: 60m Hurdles: Vyacheslav Zems (Karaganda) dominated the men’s race (7.95s), while Olesya Mikhailiv won the girls’ event. High Jump: Nadezhda Dubovitskaya from Semey won gold (1.75m), though she narrowly missed the 1.80m World Championship qualifying mark. Triple Jump: Ivan Solovyov (EKR) secured victory with a leap of 15.61m, successfully qualifying for the World Junior Championships in Poland. Source: vksport.kz Author: Alexey Gubanov
Gusman Kosanov Memorial Tournament Results
Running Events 60m Sprint Women: 1. Anastasia Zavodina (UK) — 8.23; 2. Alexandra Egorina (UK) — 8.29; 3. Elizaveta Buluchevskaya (UK) — 8.59 Men: 1. Timur Parygin (Semey) — 7.31; 2. Vasiliy Borisevich (Semey) — 7.42; 3. Alexander Aksyutin (UK) — 7.57 200m Sprint Women: 1. Alexandra Egorina (UK) — 26.65; 2. Anastasia Zavodina (UK) — 26.97; 3. Anastasia Zubenko (UK) — 27.70 Men: 1. Timur Parygin (Semey) — 23.51; 2. Vasiliy Borisevich (Semey) — 24.02; 3. Alexander Aksyutin (UK) — 24.30 400m Run Women: 1. Alexandra Egorina (UK) — 1:02.6; 2. Anastasia Shablovskaya (Semey) — 1:05.87; 3. Balzhan Kaiyrgazieva (UK) — 1:12.29 Men: 1. Amir Mamyrbekov (UK) — 53.67; 2. Dmitry Panin (Semey) — 54.03; 3. Damir Smagzamov (UK) — 57.91 800m Run Women: 1. Regina Mitrofanova (Ridder) — 2:22.67; 2. Evgenia Borodulina (UK) — 2:32.70; 3. Diana Rogacheva (UK) — 2:33.64 Men: 1. Nazar Terentyev (Ridder) — 2:14.43; 2. Dmitry Byvshev (UK) — 2:16.60; 3. Roman Martynov (UK) — 2:29.93 1500m Run Women: 1. Evgenia Borodulina (UK) — 5:34.03; 2. Anastasia Shablovskaya (Semey) — 5:41.55; 3. Ayazhan Tolegenova (UK) — 6:17.10 Men: 1. Erasyl Mukatay (Taldykorgan) — 4:27.74; 2. Vladimir Klein (Semey) — 4:37.49; 3. Alexander Lukyanov (Ridder) — 4:43.61 60m Hurdles Women: 1. Erika Kem (UK) — 9.23; 2. Darya Demchenko (UK) — 9.26; 3. Svetlana Malezhina (UK) — 9.44 Men: 1. Ilyas Kadyrov (UK) — 8.83; 2. Damir Smagzamov (UK) — 9.61 4x200m Relay Women: 1. UK (Rogacheva, Zubenko, Zavodina, Egorina) — 1:50.30; 2. UK (Buluchevskaya, Malkova, Kharitonova, Matveeva) — 1:52.60 Men: 1. UK (Ramiz Kartaev, Amir Mamyrbekov, Rustem Kartaev, Ilyas Kadyrov) — 1:37.53; 2. UK (Alexander Aksyutin, Amir Aimkanov, Danil Sokolov, Vladimir Feshchenko) — 1:39.58; 3. Semey (Aslan Bekenov, Timur Parygin, Dmitry Panin, Vasiliy Borisevich) — 1:39.86 Field Events Pole Vault (Men): 1. Arman Kenesbek (UK) — 3.50; 2. Aslan Bekenov (Semey) — 3.40 High Jump (Women): 1. Elizaveta Matveeva — 1.60; 2. Sofia Tarasenko — 1.40; 2. Alina Sarzhanova — 1.40 High Jump (Men): 1. Akylzhan Toktagalin — 1.60; 2. Vlad Bakhtin — 1.50; 3. Roman Grigoryev — 1.45 Long Jump (Women): 1. Anastasia Zavodina — 5.36; 2. Kristina Kharitonova — 5.00; 3. Polina Pokladova — 4.93 Long Jump (Men): 1. Artur Khabibullin (Semey) — 5.84; 2. Vlad Kabdualiev — 5.41; 3. Georgiy Ermolov — 5.39 Shot Put (Women): 1. Erika Kem — 12.31; 2. Darya Demchenko — 10.49; 3. Anastasia Kaloshina — 9.49 Shot Put (Men): 1. Ravil Alimbaev — 12.04; 2. Aslan Bekenov — 11.39; 3. Sayat Assylkhanov — 11.31
Results of the Kazakhstan U23 Athletics Championships
60 m The women’s event featured 20 participants, but there were only two real contenders for the gold: Kashafutdinova and Mikhina. Both are stars of national athletics, though in different disciplines. Rima, who focuses more on short sprints, gained a tiny but decisive 0.03-second advantage in the final. Meanwhile, there is currently no alternative to Vitaliy Zems in the men’s event. Rustam Almagambetov from Almaty challenged the Karaganda leader and even broke the 7-second barrier, but couldn’t catch Vitaliy, finishing 0.07 seconds behind. Notably, all three medalists in this discipline managed to run under 7 seconds. Women (20 participants): Rima Kashafutdinova (Karaganda Reg.) – 7.43 Elina Mikhina (East Kazakhstan) – 7.46 Alexandra Mishchenko (Pavlodar Reg.) – 7.89 Men (23 participants): Vitaliy Zems (Karaganda Reg.) – 6.83 Rustam Almagambetov (Almaty) – 6.9 Sergey Rusak (Pavlodar Reg.) – 6.99 400 m In the preliminary heats, East Kazakhstan athlete Anastasia Sauer set a personal best of 1:02.99 to qualify for the final. Unfortunately, she couldn’t replicate that success in the decisive race. In the men’s category, the top three consisted of athletes who ran under 51 seconds. Sadly, our local athlete Evgeniy Arkhipov was not among them, finishing with a “wooden medal” as the fastest runner to miss the podium. Women (7 participants): Irina Tyuleneva (South Kazakhstan) – 58.94 Adelina Akhmetova (Karaganda Reg.) – 1:00.22 Varvara Lisichkina (Karaganda Reg.) – 1:00.98 …5. Anastasia Sauer (East Kazakhstan) – 1:05.53 Men (19 participants): Dmitry Karaulov (Aktobe Reg.) – 50.32 Damir Akhmetov (Karaganda Reg.) – 50.57 Alexander Pudovinnikov (South Kazakhstan) – 50.65 Evgeniy Arkhipov (East Kazakhstan) – 51.83 1500 m The most experienced participant, Zhanna Mamazhanova, was born and started her career in East Kazakhstan before moving to Almaty. While we are proud of her success, she couldn’t secure the top title this time, as Ryzhikova and Fandyushina were in a league of their own. As for Alexey Gusarov from Almaty, the competition doesn’t seem to matter. Just three days ago, he was the fastest at this distance in the Senior National Championships. Now, he has become the strongest among the youth as well. Surprisingly, Gusarov ran 3 seconds faster than he did in the senior championship! Women (10 participants): Victoria Ryzhikova (North Kazakhstan) – 4:32.11 Evgenia Fandyushina (Pavlodar Reg.) – 4:33.66 Zhanna Mamazhanova (East Kazakhstan) – 4:45.03 …7. Moldir Seitkhanova (East Kazakhstan) – 5:04.62 Men (13 participants): Alexey Gusarov (Almaty) – 4:00.26 Duman Gabdygaliev (Karaganda Reg.) – 4:04.53 Sailau Temirtasov (North Kazakhstan) – 4:04.8 …9. Birzhan Sagatbekov (East Kazakhstan) – 4:14.61 HIGH JUMP Yuriy Dergachev secured another victory. Unlike the senior championships held two days prior, the competition in Karaganda was weaker, and without strong rivals, Dergachev didn’t reach his maximum. Still, jumping 2.2m while knowing there’s more in the tank is an elite result. Men: 1. Yuriy Dergachev (Karaganda) – 2.2; 2. Roman Loshkarev (Almaty) – 2.16; 3. Lev Shi-Mo-Syn (SKO) – 2.00; …5. Oleg Belov (EKR) – 1.82 POLE VAULT Erbol Kalenov from Ust-Kamenogorsk continues to improve, matching his personal best at this youth championship. The main sensation was the “no-height” result for Nikita Filippov (competing out of contest), who was the national runner-up just two days ago. Men: 1. Yaroslav Omelnitskiy (Karaganda) – 4.7; 2. Erbol Kalenov (EKR) – 4.4; 3. Evgeniy Marchenkov (Almaty) – 4.2 Women: 1. Victoria Kibler (Almaty) – 3.00 LONG JUMP In the men’s long jump, gold was decided by a single centimeter: Alexander Kiselev beat Almaty’s Rinat Kaisarov. In the women’s event, Karaganda athletes swept the podium. Men: 1. Alexander Kiselev (Karaganda) – 7.35; 2. Rinat Kaisarov (Almaty) – 7.34; 3. Takhirzhan Kadyrkulov (Akmola) – 7.3 Women: 1. Natalya Volchek (Karaganda) – 5.79; 2. Maria Ovchinnikova (Karaganda) – 5.63; 3. Lyubov Lebedeva (Karaganda) – 5.6 PENTATHLON (WOMEN) Nadezhda Kirnos (Mangystau) became the youth pentathlon queen. Strong performances in sprints and the 800m, combined with stability in shot put and long jump, secured her gold. Her only weak point was the high jump. Nadezhda Kirnos – 3489; 2. Evelina Klimenko – 3348; 3. Zamira Razhabova – 3281; 4. Oksana Karpiy (EKR) – 2780 200 m RUN With the main favorites (Mikhina and Zems) absent, Rima Kashafutdinova and Rustam Almagambetov won their finals with significant leads. Women: 1. Rima Kashafutdinova – 24.43; 2. Lyubov Ushakova – 24.94; 3. Alexandra Mishchenko – 25.44 Men: 1. Rustam Almagambetov – 21.91; 2. Damil Sutzhanov – 22.35; 3. Sergey Rusak – 22.43 800 m RUN Imanmadi Kusmanov from Semey provided a pleasant surprise, running a perfect race to bring East Kazakhstan its second gold medal. Men: 1. Imanmadi Kusmanov (EKR) – 1:53.45; 2. Damir Akhmetov – 1:55.24; 3. Shattyk Duisenkan – 1:55.94 3000 m RUN Zhanna Mamazhanova (Almaty/EKR) claimed victory, pleasing her home region fans. In the men’s race, Alexey Gusarov continued his dominance. Women: 1. Zhanna Mamazhanova – 10:11.41 Men: 1. Alexey Gusarov – 8:46.79 4×400 m RELAY The EKR men’s team (Unzhakov, Arkhipov, Kusmanov, Sutyagin) led until the final leg, but eventually took a surprise silver after a strong finish by Karaganda. Men: 1. Karaganda – 3:24.75; 2. EKR – 3:26.95; 3. Akmola – 3:28.95 HURDLES Vitaliy Litzenberger (EKR) achieved a major breakthrough, finishing second and achieving the “Master of Sport” standard while setting a personal best. Men: 1. Vyacheslav Zems – 8.20; 2. Vitaliy Litzenberger (EKR) – 8.25 TRIPLE JUMP & SHOT PUT Triple Jump (Women): 1. Maria Ovchinnikova – 13.05 Triple Jump (Men): 1. Takhirzhan Kadyrkulov – 15.00 Shot Put (Men): 1. Nikita Punkin (Kostanay) – 13.90 HEPTATHLON (MEN) Magzhan Zhakypbekov won three out of seven disciplines, but a lack of stability in the others meant he took silver. Evgeniy Marchenkov (Almaty) – 4601; 2. Magzhan Zhakypbekov (EKR) – 4399; 3. Farkhad Kystaubayev – 4139 TRIPLE JUMP Women (5 participants): Maria Ovchinnikova (Karaganda Reg.) – 13.05 Dilyara Abuova (North Kazakhstan) – 12.9 Inna Agoeva (Akmola Reg.) – 11.63 Men (7 participants): Takhirzhan Kadyrkulov (Akmola Reg.) – 15.00 Dmitry Ozerov (Almaty) – 14.33 Dmitry Zaichkov (Karaganda Reg.) – 13.32 SHOT PUT Men (6 participants): Nikita Punkin (Kostanay Reg.) –