The Championship of the Republic of Kazakhstan for the duathlon was held in Almaty on April 8, 2018. This is the first event of the republican scale, conducted by the young Almaty Triathlon Federation (ATF).
Duathlon (derivative of Greek words «du» - two and «athlon» - contest, battle) – is a sport consisting of three stages. The first stage is running, followed by a cycle race along the highway and then running again. The stages are changed in the transit zone, where each athlete has its own place for storage of equipment.
At the Kazakhstan Championship athletes (140 people from six regions of the country) competed in two disciplines: « Duathlon - Sprint » (5 km running, 20 km bicycle race, 2.5 km running) and « Duathlon - Supersprint » (2 km running, 8 km bicycle race, 1 km running).
Participants were divided into two large categories: PRO (athletes of age categories: U15, U17, U19, U23, Elite), as well as amateurs (AGE) at the age from 18 to 60 years.
The Championship started in the pouring rain. Although many participants were even happy about this: it is much better than running in the heat. By the way, bad weather did not affect the quality of the route and the organization of the event.
– The Championship of the country was held in Almaty for the first time, but the hosts coped with the organization, – said the Chief Judge of the starts, Sergei Gennadievich Kobzev (SKR). – I think that the Almaty Triathlon Federation can very well hold the highest level of competition.
– There is a lot of work for coaches at this Championship, - said the Executive Director of the ATF, Ruslan Kogay. - Because the candidates for the National Team are selected constantly. Therefore, the high status of the competition made it possible to collect a large number of young prospective participants.
Winners of the Championship were (age category, time):
Asatbek Narmetov (U15) - 00.29.30 (South Kazakhstan region)
Timur Baimourat (U17) - 00.29.05 (Almaty region)
Vladislava Artyushenko (U17) - 00.32.43 (Almaty)
Daryn Konysbaev (U19, U23) - 01.01.56 (Almaty region)
Anastasia Mavrina (U19 U23) - 01.22.18 (East Kazakhstan region)
Maxim Kriyat (Elite) - 01.01.52 (Astana)
Gaziza Kumakbaeva (Elite) - 01.20.38 (Almaty)
The winners of the Championship in absolute terms (category AGE) were:
Nikita Fedotkovskih – 01.03.55
Ekaterina Shatnaya – 01.16.22.
In addition to medals, these athletes also received cash certificates for 120,000 tenge.
Organizers of the Championship: Akimat of Almaty city, Алматинская Almaty Triathlon Federation, Triathlon Federation, Kazakhstan Triathlon Federation, «Almaty Marathon», World Class Almaty.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Competitions on the duathlon have already been held several times in the cities of Kazakhstan - Astana and Almaty. This year the goals and objectives of the Championship are the following: promotion of a healthy lifestyle, the development of mass sports, and development of cyclic sports.
Public Association «Almaty Triathlon Federation» was created and accredited in October 2017 for the development of triathlon and cyclic sports in Almaty city; holding competitions in the country and organizing the participation of leading athletes, triathletes and national teams in international competitions.
Goals of the Federation:
1. Popularization of the triathlon among the younger generation;
2. Promotion of the movement of veterans of the triathlon;
3. Preparation of a sports reserve for amateurs and professionals of the triathlon;
4. Creation of a regional training base for cyclical sports;
5. Training of trainers and judges among professionals of the triathlon;
6. Involvement to the members of ATF of schools for triathlon and cyclic sports of Almaty;
7. Assistance in conducting an anti-doping program.
