The championship and junior championship of the Irkutsk region in archery were held in Irkutsk

In the Irkutsk region, archery competitions in the individual championship were held, where the strongest in the recurve and compound divisions among boys, girls, juniors and adults were determined. The winners were athletes from Irkutsk, Alarsky and Ekhirit-Bulagatsky districts, and the best archers were selected for the regional team to take part in the Russian championship and the students sports festival.

The competitions were held in the individual event. In the classic bow division among boys born in 1997 and younger, Nikolai Semenov from the Alarsky District took first place. Sergey Popov took second place. The bronze medal was won by Igor Shadrin. Both athletes represented Irkutsk.
The best in the same event among girls born in 1997 and younger was Svetlana Gomboeva from the Ekhirit-Bulagatsky District. The silver medal was won by Irkutsk resident Ayana Chimitova. Alena Bargueva from the Ekhirit-Bulagatsky District took third place.
In the classic bow among juniors born in 1994-1996, Bair Beleev won the gold medal. Grigory Moiseev took second place. Tsyrenzhap Stepanov took third place. All the archers represented Irkutsk.
First place among girls born in 1994-1996 went to Anna Ayushieva. The silver medal was won by Lidia Markuseeva. Both athletes competed for the Ekhirit-Bulagatsky District. Irkutsk resident Lyudmila Vasilyeva rounded out the top three.
Pavel Zharkov won the gold medal among men. Anton Zhukov took second place. Alexander Kuzakov came third. All the archers competed for Irkutsk.
Among women in the classic bow, Irkutsk resident Elena Arbynova took first place. The silver medal was won by Yulia Zagainova from Irkutsk. Irkutsk resident Nadezhda Bausheva took third place.
The winners of the compound bow competition were also determined. Among men, first place went to Pavel Fedoseev. Alexander Yakovkin came second. Solbon Shagdarov rounded out the top three. All the archers competed for Irkutsk.
In the same event among women, Irkutsk resident Darya Bezrukova celebrated victory. Sofia Khlystova from Irkutsk won the runner-up title. Yulia Beregovaya from the Ekhirit-Bulagatsky District climbed to the third step of the podium.
The winners and prizewinners of the competition were awarded medals, diplomas, and commemorative prizes. Based on the results of the tournament, the best archers qualified for the Irkutsk Region team to take part in the Russian Championship, which will be held from July 6 to 11 in Moscow. In addition, the Angara Region team was formed for the 1994-1996 student spartakiad, which will take place in Moscow from July 28 to August 3.
Based on materials from the press service of the Department of Physical Culture and Sports of the Irkutsk Region