One of the largest fitness aerobics tournaments, the Cup of the Republic of Tatarstan, was held last weekend at the UNICS sports centre in Kazan.
More than 250 athletes from more than 30 teams not only from the Republic, but also from neighbouring Mari El and Perm Territory competed on the floor. Competitions were held in five disciplines: aerobics, step aerobics, aerobics 5 people, hip-hop and hip-hop large group.
The team of the Volga Region University - the team "Easy Step", performing in the discipline "step-aerobics", won silver awards of the Cup, thus fulfilling the standard of the first category. The university team consisted of Anastasia Mironova, Sofia Komarova, Diana Zdvizhkova, Victoria Trofimova, Rada Vasilieva, Anna Tkachenko and Alsu Sharipova.
As Sofia Komarova, a first-year student who is playing for the university team for the first year, admitted at the end of the tournament, it was exciting to go on the court for the first time.
"But when the music came on, the only thing that went through my head was: "Get high, but don't relax!"" - said Sofia Komarova. - "We did our best at this stage and now it's the silver debut of the Easy Step team."
"Of course, the athletes were worried - they performed in this line-up for the first time. But, they coped. Now, I'm sure, they are charged with emotions and vibe of fitness aerobics. That means they will train to shine on the competition platform", - shared the coach of the student team Ekaterina Yachmeneva.
Text: Pavel Zheleznyak / Ekaterina Yachmeneva
