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
