Gradually improving her performance throughout this year, Kazakhstan’s Anastasia Kaloshina has not only surpassed her personal best in the hammer throw but also set a new national record for Kazakhstan!
On June 5-6, the “My Razam” (“We Are Together”) athletics competition was held in Brest, Belarus. Anastasia Kaloshina competed in the hammer throw, one of the events on the program.
During her performance in Brest, the Kazakhstani athlete broke the national record twice, which had previously been held by Diana Nusupbekova since May 2016 with a mark of 62.50 meters. In her fourth attempt, Kaloshina reached 63.45 meters, and in the fifth, she threw even farther — 63.80 meters. This means she improved her previous personal best of 61.03 meters, set in May last year, by more than two and a half meters. The recognition of her results in Brest is further confirmed by their publication on the World Athletics website — the global governing body for athletics.
Anastasia is 23 years old and represents the East Kazakhstan region. For the past three years, however, she has been training in Belarus, which is well-known for its hammer throw coaches. Kaloshina still regularly competes in Kazakhstan. In 2024, for instance, she participated in all the country’s major domestic events — the national championship, the Kazakhstan Cup, and the Gusman Kosanov Memorial.
With her throw of 63.80 meters in Brest, Anastasia placed fourth. The winner was Belarusian athlete Anastasia Kalamoets, who threw 68.55 meters. The silver and bronze medalists recorded throws of 68.04 and 63.96 meters, respectively.
Kaloshina was not part of Kazakhstan’s team at the recent Asian Athletics Championships, which took place at the end of May in Gumi, South Korea. Had she competed there with her result of 63.80 meters, she would have finished fourth. For comparison, the bronze medalist from Taipei at the Asian Championships in Gumi reached 64.25 meters.
All in all, it’s important that Anastasia Kaloshina’s new record serves as motivation for further achievements and future records.
