The men’s 60-meter sprint gathered the largest number of participants — 30 athletes — on the first day, February 10, of the Winter Athletics Championship of Kazakhstan in Ust-Kamenogorsk.
The fastest among them was Vitaly Zems from Karaganda.
To determine the 8 finalists, five preliminary heats had to be held.
Among the 30 participants were two sprinters from neighboring Kyrgyzstan.
Another remarkable detail was the wide geographical diversity of the participants: Aktobe, Almaty, Astana, Akmola and Almaty regions, Pavlodar, Karaganda, North and East Kazakhstan regions, Mangystau, Kostanay, and South Kazakhstan.
The majority of the athletes were aged 17 to 20.
Although none of the 30 sprinters met the Master of Sports standard, 17 of them achieved results above the Candidate for Master of Sports level.
The winner of the Winter Championship, Vitaly Zems from Karaganda (6.90 sec), is 20 years old.
The silver medalist, Alexander Kasper from Astana (6.91 sec), is 22, and the bronze medalist, Rustem Almagambetov from Almaty (6.95 sec), is also 22.
Thus, the prospects for further improvement in their performance look quite realistic.
Athletics Federation of Kazakhstan
Photo: vksport.kz
