Triathlon Championship of the Republic of Kazakhstan was held in Atyrau for the first time

More than 100 athletes from all over the country in the U23 and U17 categories, including 40 Atyrau residents, took part in the competitions organized to develop domestic tourism and attract the population to mass sports, the Regional Communications Service of Atyrau Region reports.

At the competition, which took place in three stages, the athletes first swam a distance of 300 meters in the water. Then we cycled 16 kilometers. At the third stage of the race we ran 2 kilometers. The Deputy Akim of the region Zhasulan Bissembiyev took part in the sports event and awarded the winners.

“Today, for the first time such a large-scale event is being held in the region - the triathlon championship of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Holding such a tournament will have a positive impact on the dynamic development of triathlon sports in the region. I would like to express my gratitude to the organizers of today's competitions and wish the athletes to continue conquering new peaks,” Zh. Bissembiyev said.

According to the results of the competition among girls of the U23 category:
1st place was taken by Yulia Ozerova (Kostanay region);
2nd place - Nadezhda Bekmagambetova (Nur-Sultan city);
3rd place - Aruzhan Amanzhanova (Turkistan region).

Among men in the U23 category:
1st place was taken by Danil Zubtsov (Kostanay region);
2nd place - Alikhan Abussiyev (Shymkent city);
3rd place - Medet Nurgaliyev (Turkistan region).

Among girls in category U17:
1st place was taken by Anel Issabayeva (Akmola region);
2nd place - Angelina Renchenko (Akmola region);
3rd place - Yuliana Petrova (Akmola region).

Among men in the U17 category:
1st place was taken by Zhanabay Arlan (Akmola region);
2nd place - Nikita Dubinskiy (Akmola region);
3rd place - Abulkhair Kenzhanov (Akmola region).

Today's winners of the 1st place will now defend the country's honor at the Asian Championship. It should be noted that the championship was attended by the state coach of the Republic of Kazakhstan in triathlon Maksim Kryat, the president of the Triathlon Federation of the Atyrau region Aibar Yesengaliyev, the winner of the republican triathlon tournaments, the representative of the amateur sports club "Atyrau Iron Team" Marat Urazaliyev.