In Irkutsk, the results of the Russian Azimuth orienteering competition were summed up, held in the region since 2012. Participants of all ages competed in finding checkpoints by map and compass, and in most categories athletes from Irkutsk took prize places. The report gives detailed results for all age groups and the winners names

Let us recall that the essence of orienteering is to use a map and compass to find a certain number of control points in the terrain and reach the finish as quickly as possible. The sequence in which the points are visited is chosen by the participants themselves. The “Russian Azimuth” was held for the first time in 2006. At that time, more than 170,000 experienced masters and enthusiasts of this exciting sport took part in the start across Russia. In Irkutsk, “Russian Azimuth” has been held since 2012.
Among girls born in 2002 and younger, Arina Romanova (Irkutsk) took first place, Olga Barysheva (Irkutsk) took second place, and Olga Borkhonova (Ust-Ordynsky settlement) took third. Among boys born in 2002 and younger, Vlad Lesov became the best, Maksim Zabotin took second place, and Georgy Vilor took third place. All the athletes are from Irkutsk.
Among girls born in 2000-2001, Anna Buldakova (Irkutsk) won the gold medal, Yulia Zulina (Irkutsk) won silver, and Kristina Korzhavina (Irkutsk District) took bronze. Among boys in this age category, Roman Kivnyuk (Irkutsk) took first place, Yaroslav Baranov (Irkutsk) took second place, and Vladimir Voronkov (Irkutsk District) took third.
Among girls born in 1998-1999, Darya Kuzminykh (Irkutsk) took first place, Elena Igolnikova (Usolye-Sibirskoye) took second place, and Ksenia Krivosheeva (Irkutsk) took third place. Among boys of this age, Alexey Brovchenko (Irkutsk) won the gold medal, Alexander Bolotov (Usolye-Sibirskoye) won silver, and Vadim Pshenichnikov (Usolye-Sibirskoye) won bronze.
Among girls and boys born in 1996-1997, all prize places were taken by athletes from Irkutsk. Among the girls, Margarita Bakhtina took first place, Maria Kholomyanskaya took second place, and Maria Borovikova took third. Among the boys, Dmitry Nikishin took first place, Konstantin Gavryushkin took second place, and Semyon Sapozhnikov took third.
Among junior women born in 1994-1995, Yulia Pilipchuk won gold, Tatyana Stepanova won silver, and Valentina Elshanskaya won bronze. All the athletes competed for Irkutsk. Among junior men, Konstantin Vereshchak (Usolye-Sibirskoye) took first place, Sergey Demchenko (Irkutsk) took second place, and Ilya Fedorov (Irkutsk) took third.
Among women born in 1980-1993, Anastasia Chermakova (Irkutsk) won the gold medal, Irina Zalutskaya (Irkutsk) won the silver medal, and Anna Provilkova (Angarsk) won the bronze medal. Among men of this age, Ivan Klimov (Angarsk) finished first, Alexander Suyunguy (Irkutsk) finished second, and Sergey Trufanov (Irkutsk District) finished third.
Among women and men born in 1960-1979, all prize places were taken by athletes from Irkutsk. Among the women, Natalya Semilet took first place, Tatyana Lebedeva took second place, and Tatyana Tokareva took third place. Among the men, Maksim Krivosheev came first, Roman Konstantinov came second, and Mikhail Simukhin came third.
Among women born in 1959 and older, Svetlana Shishkanova (Bratsk) took first place, Tatyana Neronova (Irkutsk) took second place, and Elena Shestopalova (Usolye-Sibirskoye) took third place. Among men of this age, Viktor Shishkanov (Bratsk) was the best, Viktor Ilyichev (Irkutsk) took second place, and Yuri Danilov (Angarsk) took third place.
Based on materials from the press service of the Department of Physical Culture and Sports of the Irkutsk Region