Irkutsk athletes performed well at major all Russia competitions, kickboxer Yuri Matveev took fourth place in the 54 kg class, and Anton Tsitsarev won gold in double mini trampoline. Tsitsarev and Veronika Kotovshchikova joined the national team for the world championship in Bulgaria in November. On April 25 in Astrakhan, the final team will be decided at the Russian Cup.
Another kickboxer from Irkutsk, Yury Matveyev, took fourth place in the 54 kg weight category. He won his first bout against an athlete from the Republic of Bashkortostan, and in the round of 16 he lost to a kickboxer from Dagestan. In total, 487 athletes from 50 regions of Russia took part in the competition. Five people represented the Irkutsk Region.Also, good news came from Ramenskoye in the Moscow Region, where a student of the Yunost Sports Palace, Anton Tsitsarev, won a gold medal in double mini-trampoline jumps at the Russian Championship and the all-Russian ranking competitions in trampoline, tumbling, and double mini-trampoline
In total, more than 450 people from 56 cities of Russia took part in the competition. Five people represented the Irkutsk Region at the competition. In trampoline jumps, Anton Tsitsarev took fourth place, and Veronika Kotovshchikova took fifth. Both athletes made the national team to participate in the World Championship, which will be held in November in Bulgaria.
The next competitions will take place in Astrakhan on April 25. There, the Russian Cup will be held, where the final national team for participation in the World Championship will be formed.
Based on materials from the press service of the Ministry of Physical Culture, Sports and Youth Policy of the Irkutsk Region