Regional orienteering competition "XXXX April stage race"

From 9 to 19 April 2021 in the city of Ust-Kamenogorsk there were regional competitions in orienteering "XXXX April stage". Under the leadership of M. Ardashev, young tourists from secondary school No. 4 performed excellently at regional competitions.

Briefly about orienteering: Orienteering is one of the sports. Participants need to go through all the orienteering points indicated on the map using the phenomenon and the sports map. The result of the competition is calculated by the distance time and the team's points. Competitions are held mainly in mountain gorges and wooded areas. A race track map is issued to athletes before the competition. The distance depends on the terrain conditions, density, rarity of the forest, age characteristics of the participants in the competition. Adults and teenagers compete at distances of 6-12 km, Women (over 16 years old) - at distances of 4-6 km. More experienced athletes can set distances over 12 km. Participants come out one by one in a minute. Finishing and roadside orienteering points are marked with a flag. For multi-day events, the indicators of each day are taken into account, general indicators are displayed and the winners are determined.

The team of young athletes was not inferior to the strongest athletes of the region and competed for prizes. In particular, Dauletova Zhannur among athletes of 16-18 years old took the second place Oralbaeva Ayaulym also took the second place in the age category of 16-18 years old, Abdulakhatov Sunkar (10-12 years) ІІ place, Elubaev Nurlat (16-18 years old) - ІІІ place, Shaizadanov Enilik under 16 years old - ІІ place, team leader Ardashev Maksat at the age of 28-35 years took part in the competition, won the first prize.

Congratulations to our team M. Ardashev with a victory, who performed well in the competition !!!