International athletics competitions were held in Almaty on May 24-25 at the Central Stadium. Athletes from four countries participated: Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, and, naturally, Kazakhstan. Seven athletes from East Kazakhstan (EKR) competed as part of the Kazakhstan national team, and every single one of them ended up on the podium.
The javelin throwers achieved the greatest success. Artur Gafner sent the javelin to 72.77 m! It is worth noting that he was the only competitor in the javelin sector, so a gold medal was guaranteed. However, this factor did not lead to relaxation, and Artur delivered a performance that allowed him to surpass the junior record of Kazakhstan! This throw secured his participation in the Asian Junior Championships in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, from June 4 to 6, and also met the requirements for the Master of Sports of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Varvara Nazarova performed even more brilliantly. While she did not exceed Gafner’s mark, she managed to make history—at just 18 years old, she set a new adult record for Kazakhstan! From her very first attempt, she systematically approached the 50 m mark, and in her fifth attempt, she managed to throw the javelin 50.23 m! This is just 6 cm further than Svetlana Kazanina’s result, set 13 years ago at the World Championships in Saint-Denis (France)! At that time, Nazarova was only 5 years old…
Gold medals of the international tournament were won by middle-distance masters Vladislav Sutyagin and Evgeniy Arkhipov, who, as part of the 4×400 m relay team, finished first in a very tough competition against Kyrgyzstan. Sutyagin and Arkhipov also earned individual awards: Vlad won a bronze medal in the 400 m, while Arkhipov took second in the 800 m, trailing the strong Karaganda runner Duman Gabdygaliev by only half a second.
Nadezhda Dubovitskaya, a high jumper from Semey, became the tournament champion with a very respectable result of 1.8 m. Silver and bronze medals were brought home by Ust-Kamenogorsk residents Konstantin Skrynnik and Alexey Vladimirov in the hammer throw.
Results of EKR athletes at the international competitions among junior teams of Central Asian countries:
Men. 400 m Run (8 participants):
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Grigory Derepaskin (Tajikistan) – 48.89
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Kirill Sarasov (Kyrgyzstan) – 49.13
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Vladislav SUTYAGIN (Kazakhstan, EKR) – 49.60
800 m Run (7 participants):
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Duman Gabdygaliev (Kazakhstan) – 1:54.35
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Evgeniy ARKHIPOV (Kazakhstan, EKR) – 1:54.85
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Musulman Dzholomanov (Kyrgyzstan) – 1:56.5
4×400 m Relay (3 teams):
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Kazakhstan (ARKHIPOV, SUTYAGIN) – 3:21.30
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Kyrgyzstan – 3:22.60
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Uzbekistan – 3:33.49
Hammer Throw (3 participants):
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Ruslan Saifutdinov (Kazakhstan) – 54.88
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Konstantin SKRYNNIK (Kazakhstan, EKR) – 51.92
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Alexey VLADIMIROV (Kazakhstan, EKR) – 51.59
Javelin Throw (1 participant):
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Artur GAFNER (EKR) – 72.77 – New Junior Record of Kazakhstan
Girls. High Jump (4 participants):
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Nadezhda DUBOVITSKAYA (Kazakhstan, EKR) – 1.8
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Shakhnoza Beizhigitova (Uzbekistan) – 1.7
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Alina Yablokova (Uzbekistan) – 1.6
Discus Throw (2 participants):
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Sevara Rezhepova (Uzbekistan) – 38.9
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Varvara NAZAROVA (Kazakhstan, EKR) – 36.91
Javelin Throw (3 participants):
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Varvara NAZAROVA (Kazakhstan, EKR) – 50.23 – New Kazakhstan Record
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Ekaterina Nesterova (Kazakhstan) – 38.14
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Shakhnoza Beizhigitova (Uzbekistan) – 26.25
Alexey Gubanov Source: vksport.kz
