Athletes from Irkutsk Region performed brilliantly at the Russian Masters Athletics Championship in Saransk, winning 42 medals 16 gold, 15 silver and 11 bronze. In the competition, with 780 participants from over 60 regions, Irkutsk athletes led in medals for the second year in a row, and some competed in several events. Now the strongest veterans of the Baikal region are preparing for the European Championship in Izmir, Turkey, in August.
Athletes from the Baikal region won 42 medals at the Russian Veterans Athletics Championship, which took place from July 18 to 20, 2014, in Saransk. 780 people from more than 60 regions of the country took part in the competition.“The Irkutsk Region team performed excellently at the competition in Saransk, ultimately winning 16 gold, 15 silver, and 11 bronze medals. Every fifth medal belonged to athletes from our region.
“For the second year in a row, veteran track and field athletes from the Angara region have led in the number of medals won at the national championship. The competition was intense, and the event program included weight throw. Some members of the Irkutsk Region team took part in as many as 10 events in Saransk.
Nikolai Aptekarev became the winner in the triple jump and the 4x100 m relay. Dmitry Belikov became champion in the shot put, hammer throw, weight throw, and 4x100 m relay. Another Irkutsk native, Vladimir Evsyunin, won the championship in the triple jump, javelin throw, 400 m hurdles, and 4x100 m relay. Roman Sharikov won the 4x100 m relay. Debutant of the championship Leonid Kapitonov won four awards at once in the shot put, discus throw, hammer throw, and weight throw. All the athletes are from Irkutsk.
After their successful performance in Saransk, athletes from the Irkutsk Region will take part in the European Veterans Athletics Championship, which will be held in August this year in the Turkish city of Izmir.
Based on materials from the press service of the Ministry of Physical Culture, Sports and Youth Policy of the Irkutsk Region.