The first day of the Kazakhstan National Cross Country Championship for U16, U18, U20 and senior athletes took place in Taldykorgan. The competition runs from October 7 to 8. By the end of the first day, athletes from East Kazakhstan had won four medals: one gold, one silver and two bronze.
Yaroslava Semenova won the 2 km race in the girls’ U16 category. She finished in 7:00.4, almost 19 seconds ahead of her closest rival.
Arina Gladysheva took second place in the women’s U23 8 km race with a time of 27:57.3. She finished less than 11 seconds behind the winner and met the Candidate Master of Sport (KMS) standard.
Darya Potocheskaya placed third in the girls’ U18 2 km race (6:51.0).
Artyom Firsov won bronze in the boys’ U18 4 km race (12:23.6), just 3.4 seconds behind the winner.
After the first day, the East Kazakhstan team has 198 points and sits third in the team standings, behind Zhetysu Region (363) and Almaty (264).
East Kazakhstan medal results after day one
Girls
1st place: Yaroslava Semenova, U16, 2 km, 7:00.4, Class II, 25 points
2nd place: Arina Gladysheva, women U23, 8 km, 27:57.3, KMS, 22 points
3rd place: Darya Potocheskaya, U18, 2 km, 6:51.0, Class I, 20 points
Boys
3rd place: Artyom Firsov, U18, 4 km, 12:23.6, Class II, 20 points
The competition continues on October 8.
