Female athletes from the Tikhomirov Foundation equestrian center performed well in dressage, show jumping and eventing, winning several medals. Elena Alaeva took two bronzes, Anastasia Tikhomirova silver, and Arina Krupitskaya, Polina Trufanova and Elizaveta Lebedeva also stood out. In show jumping, the jump off was especially tense, with victory decided by time.
Two awards in dressage were brought to the team by athlete of the Tikhomirov Foundation equestrian center Elena Alaeva. Competing on a horse named Donnerhall, she won bronze medals in the Small Prix and Medium Prix No. 1 programs.A silver medal to the team’s tally was brought by the performance of a representative of the Tikhomirov Foundation equestrian center, Anastasia Tikhomirova. The athlete led in show jumping competitions with obstacle heights up to 120 cm, but in the jump-off with obstacle heights up to 130 cm, Irkutsk rider Tatyana Neshumova, representing the Pivovarovsky equestrian and sports club, also took the victory on time.
In show jumping competitions among juniors on a course with obstacle heights up to 110 cm, third place was taken by a pupil of the same club, Arina Krupitskaya. She also won a silver medal on a course with obstacle heights up to 120 cm.
The winner on this course among juniors, based on the results of the jump-off with obstacle heights up to 130 cm, was Tikhomirov Foundation athlete Polina Trufanova.
Another athlete of the Tikhomirov Foundation equestrian center, Elizaveta Lebedeva, competing in the “juniors” age category, won bronze medals in two events at once — the “One Star” level eventing and show jumping for eventers with obstacle heights up to 110 cm.
Based on materials from the press service of the Ministry of Physical Culture, Sports and Youth Policy of the Irkutsk Region