On October 5, in the capital of the Republic of Mordovia, the Russian Championship and Junior Championship in cross country running (Deaf sports) kicked off at the ski and biathlon stadium in a forested area. The competition featured 21 athletes (6 men, 3 women, 8 boys, and 4 girls) from ten regions of the country, including St. Petersburg, Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug-Yugra, Perm Krai, the Republics of Mordovia, Khakassia, Crimea, Bashkortostan, as well as Sverdlovsk, Tula, and Penza Oblasts.
At the opening ceremony, Boris Dvornikov, the senior coach of the Russian national track and field team, and Andrey Bogatyrev, chairman of the Mordovian regional branch of the ARSFSD, greeted the athletes and wished them a competitive and fair race on the forest trails.
The participants competed in races ranging from 2 to 8 kilometers, according to age categories. The course, prepared by the organizers, featured steep descents and long climbs, but all the athletes rose to the challenge and finished with honour. The results are as follows:
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2 km − Junior women under 20 |
4 km − Junior men under 20
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Gold - Kristina Moshegova (Sverdlovsk Oblast) |
Gold - Rinat Arduvanov (Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug-Yugra) |
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Silver - Arina Kotereva (Saint Petersburg) |
Silver - Rinat Khabibullin (Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug-Yugra) |
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Bronze - Alina Sytnik (Republic of Crimea) |
Bronze - Artur Shamsitov (Republic of Bashkortostan) |
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6 km − Women |
8 km − Men |
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Gold - Yulia Zalutskaya (Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug-Yugra) |
Gold - Kirill Yakovlev (Republic of Khakassia)
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Silver - Daria Gainetdinova (Sverdlovsk Oblast) |
Silver - Igor Zalutsky (Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug-Yugra) |
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Bronze - Nika Zaitseva (Perm Krai) |
Bronze - Eduard Zainetdinov (Republic of Bashkortostan) |
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Text: Nurlan Tazhigulov
Photo: Nurlan Tazhigulov
Translation: Daria Kudelina
