Fr om November 26th to 27th, Samara played host to the Russian Cup of bowling for men and women (deaf sports). The competition attracted 37 athletes fr om 12 subjects across Russia, including Moscow, Sverdlovsk, Samara, Volgograd, Penza, Irkutsk Oblasts, the Cities of Moscow, St. Petersburg, the Republics of Bashkortostan, Crimea, Krasnodar and Krasnoyarsk Krai.

At the Cup of Russia, prizes were awarded in three events: singles, doubles, and all-around.

It is worth noting that almost every event at this tournament had different winners, except for the women's singles (singles and all-around), wh ere Dina Paritz from Moscow took the top spot. Ilya Lipkin from St. Petersburg won the men's singles, while Ivan Okolelov from the Samara Oblast took the first place in the all-around championship.

Athletes from the Volgograd Oblast excelled in the women's doubles event, while the men's victory was shared by representatives of neighbouring regions - the Krasnoyarsk Krai and the Irkutsk Oblast.

Full results of all events of the Russian Bowling Cup can be found at this link.

Text: Maria Mazhenina, Nurlan Tazhigulov

Photo: Oleg Surmilin, Stanislav Kostikov, Alexey Butrov

Translation: Daria Kudelina