Following the track and field athletes, skiers opened the autumn competition season. And following the example of their elders, leaders of the All-Russian competitions, they became the undisputed winners in the open championship of Kazan in the cross-country skiing discipline. The cross-country skiing event was held in Yudino, at the Lokomotiv stadium. The competition was dedicated to the memory of S. Presnyakov, cross-country skiing coach. More than 250 cross-country skiers came to test their level of preparation before the winter season and to honour the memory of the honoured coach. And a day earlier on the same track, our athletics team celebrated their victory.
A triumphant weekend turned out for the athletes of the Volga Region University of Sport! In the Junior division, born in 2003-2004, the cross-country skiers took the podium on a distance of 8 km. The boys divided the prizes as follows: Ivan Gushchin covered the distance in 32.28.2 and took the lead in this competition, his classmate Bogdan Kochergin showed the second time of 32.49.4, the biathlete Miroslav Vinokurov came third and his result was 33.04.4.
Leysan Gusakova, a sophomore, made her contribution to the “golden double”, and therefore became the winner among girls born in 2003-2004. In the 6K cross-country, her finish time was 27:14.5. Leaving only 9.9 seconds behind, biathlete Anastasia Nilova stopped a step away from victory, taking her silver medal - 27.24.4.
Our teachers not only keep students in shape, but also show love and dedication to their work by their example. Rustam Fayzrakhmanov - Senior Lecturer of the Department of Theory and Methods of Skiing - won a bronze medal among men in the group born in 1973 - 1982. at a distance of 6 km.
