Anastasia Ogneva, a fourth-year student at the Institute of Sports of the Volga Region University, took part in the Russian Athletics Championship for the visually impaired and set three personal records.
Anastasia has been involved in athletics for more than eight years and takes honorable places at federal level competitions, and in 2023 she became the best athlete of the Republic of Tatarstan.
The Russian Championship was held in Cheboksary; before that, Anastasia participated in the IX All-Russian Summer Universiade. At competitions in Cheboksary, she showed professionalism in running at three distances: 100 and 200 meters, winning two golds, and 400 meters, where she became second. She also ran 200 meters with the result of the master of sports standard.
‘The competition gave me a lot of bright emotions, which I haven't experienced for a long time. It is the joy of not only winning over my opponents, but also over myself, which is much more important. This is the most emotionally exciting competition I have participated in, every day I was confident that I can do better,’ Anastasia Ogneva shared her impressions.
Anastasia not only competes among athletes with disabilities, but also competes on an equal footing with students at Universiades and Spartakiades. Since her first year, she has been in Dmitry Mostyakov's group, where there is serious competition and strong ‘sparring partners’.
‘Perseverance and tremendous willpower led Anastasia to this result - she is very stubborn and hardworking. The microclimate in the group is also important - I believe that her result has progressed so much because she strives to surpass not only herself, but also other students,’ said head coach Dmitry Mostyakov.
Text: Adelina Khramova
