Five sets of medals were contested on April 15, the opening day of the 6th Asian Youth Athletics Championship taking place in Saudi Arabia.
Despite setting personal bests, the Kazakh athletes were unable to break into the medal race.
On the opening day of the 6th Asian Youth Athletics Championship, held in Saudi Arabia, five medal events took place — and while Kazakh athletes delivered personal bests, they fell short of the podium.
In the girls’ hammer throw, six athletes competed. Tomiris Ermatova surpassed her previous personal best in all four of her valid attempts, ultimately finishing 5th with a mark of 52.82 metres. The event was won by a Chinese athlete, whose throw reached an impressive 67.71 metres. The bronze medal went to Uzbekistan’s Shakhribonu Zaripova with 56.47 metres.
In the boys’ hammer throw, eight athletes took part. Kazakhstan’s Maksim Sazhnev placed fifth with a personal record of 59.34 metres. The gold medal was claimed by Saudi Arabia’s Mohammed Alzayer with a huge throw of 79.11 metres. Fourth place went to Muhammadaziz Nosirov from Uzbekistan, who reached 65.59 metres.
In the girls’ shot put, among 10 competitors, Kazakhstan’s Tatyana Ivanishko also set a personal best — 13.44 metres — and finished in 8th place. The athletes from Uzbekistan ranked 6th and 7th, while the top five spots went to representatives from China, Korea, Iran, and India. The winning distance was 18.47 metres.
In the boys’ triple jump, Kazakhstan was represented by two athletes. Gleb Klepinin posted a personal best of 14.41 metres, placing 8th. Georgy Kozma finished 6th with a jump of 14.60 metres. The event was won by a Chinese athlete who leapt 15.53 metres in his final attempt to snatch victory from a Sri Lankan rival. Radmir Zaripov from Uzbekistan came in 5th with 14.79 metres.
There were no Kazakh representatives in the girls’ 1500m. Marjona Saidullaeva of Uzbekistan earned bronze with a time of 4:59.85, finishing behind athletes from China and Lebanon.
Overall, on the first day of competition, athletes from China, Lebanon, Uzbekistan, Saudi Arabia, Korea, Sri Lanka, and Iran claimed medals at the 6th Asian Youth Championship.
