Volga Region University students continue to show high results at the All-Russian Universiade in Ufa. The athletics team won bronze in the team classification.

Alexey Fadeev won the high jump, while Eva Mendeleeva took second place in the same discipline. Andrey Nikitin got ‘silver’ in pole vault.

Some athletes brought several medals to the national team: Danil Kornev took second place in the javelin throw and long jump, Vladimir Chistyakov won the 3000 metres steeplechase and bronze in the 3000 metres, and Anastasia Secretareva took silver in the 400 metres and bronze in the 800 metres.

According to the results of the 4x100 metres relay race, the Volga Region University team took third place. Artem Soldatkin, Danil Kornev, Andrey Nikitin, Gleb Neustroev took part in the race. The team was led by Dmitry Mostyakov.

‘The Universiade went well. We took sixth place at the previous competitions, so the ‘bronze’ is a real victory. The athletes gave their best on the tracks and then actively cheered for each other and supported each other, raising the sporting spirit. We were able to prove to our opponents that Volga Region University is a force to be reckoned with. This season has been rich in sporting events: the Russian Cup, the All-Russian Universiade, the Russian Under-20 and Under-23 Championships. And ahead of us is the Russian Championship, where the boys will hold the bar for high results,’ said Dmitry Mostyakov, coach of the national team.

Text: Adelina Khramova