The annual Summer Race took part today in the Baum Grove in Almaty; it is the major running event in summer. The race has been held regularly since 2015 and serves as a preparation stage for the charitable Almaty Marathon, which traditionally takes part in April. The race was organized by the Almaty Marathon team, Academician S. Yessenov Science and Education Foundation and supported by Almaty Akimat and Ile-Alatau National Park. The title sponsor of the competition was Kaspi, which supported the 6th Almaty Marathon and all seasonal races in 2017.
More than 650 runners took part in the race; 50 of them were young amateur runners 10 – 14 years old. Vladislav Pereverzev and Yekaterina Tsurikova were the winners of the children’s distance (2 km). Mikhail Krassilov (15-34), Rauan Abylkhanov (35-49), Yuriy Pashchenko (50+) were the first men to finish the 15-km distance. Merdzhen Ishangulyyeva (15-34), Assem Kabidoldanova (35-49), Lyubov Assanova (50+) demonstrated the best results among women. Double K won the gold medal in team relay. 30 teams participated in the race. For all results, please click here.
According to Saltanat Kazybayeva, Director of the Almaty Marathon, “It was our third Summer Race; and the public interest in it is constantly growing. This year a number of runners, who toed the starting line, was 100 people more than last year. The grove is not so big, that is why we limited a number of participants for the competition. We have just held the summer race and already started preparation for the autumn race, which takes place in November.”
All participants received a traditional finishing medal and the winners were awarded with prize medals, certificates and presents from the partners of the Almaty Marathon:
- the proud prize partner Oriflame, which supports all sports events of the Almaty Marathon.
- Tayga8, which provided their unique products,
- Happylon, which provided presents for the participants of the children’s race,
- EZ, which provided exclusive T-shirts for the absolute winners,
- World Class Almaty Fitness Club, which provided its assistance in arranging the third Summer Race in a row.
In addition to the winners in different age groups, the winners in the final standing were identified – they competed for the prize money of 180,000 Tenge of the Summer Race.
The international charitable Almaty Marathon is a member of the Association of International Marathons and Distance Races (AIMS) and is the biggest sports event in Central Asia. The first marathon was held in 2012. More than 20 competitions in various kinds of sports are held annually sponsored by the Almaty Marathon.
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