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Jumpers fly high at Moscow ‘Christmas Cup’
14.01.2007
Moscow, Russia - The old Moscow athletic stadium “Spartak” was the venue on Saturday (13) for the traditional “Christmas Cup” indoor tournament in the Russian capital, and results were unexpectedly high for such an early season fixture.
Pavlov defeats Chistiakov in 5.70m battle
The 2004 World Indoor and the reigning (2005) European Indoor Pole Vault champion Igor Pavlov, who has now recovered from persistent injuries and illnesses had a 5.70m battle with Australian Viktor Chistiakov who had returned to his motherland.
Both men cleared 5.70 on their first attempts, with Pavlov previously jumping just twice at other heights, 5.40 and then at 5.60 successfully on his first attempts, while Chistiakov in his only other attempts cleared 5.50 and then 5.70. They then both failed at 5.80m. In the additional session of jumping which followed, Pavlov defeated Chistyakov and was proclaimed the winner. Pavel Gerasimov was third with 5.50m, and remarkably all three athletes have the same coach – Anatoliy Chernobai.
4.65m world lead for Golubchikova
In the women’s Pole Vault, Yuliya Golubchikova, 23, was the easy victor. After all her opponents had failed by 4.10m, she cleared 4.20 on her first attempt, and then went on to conquer 4.40, 4.50 and 4.60, ultimately clearing the bar at 4.65m on her third attempt to set a personal best and the current world season’s indoor best. Anastasiya Kiryanova was second (4.10) and Anastasiya Krupskaya got third with 4.00m.
Rybakov, 2.28m victor
The reigning World Indoor High Jump champion Yaroslav Rybakov failed at 2.31m but still took the day with success at 2.28m. Mikhail Tzvetkov was second (2.26m) and the 20-year-old Mikhail Ilyichev was third (2.20m).
Three women high jumpers cleared the bar at 1.90m, the youngest of them was 20-year-old Svetlana Shkolina who won on count-back. Tatyana Mnatzakanova and Tatyana Kivimyagi were the losers at that height.
Simagina back from maternity leave
The women’s Long Jump silver medallist from the 2004 Olympics Irina Simagina was the focus of attention. It was her first appearance on the Long Jump runway after giving birth last year to a baby. Only one of her four attempts turned out to be successful but that 6.52m was enough to take the win. World Triple Jump medallist Anna Pyatykh was second with a leap of 6.45m.
Latvian Inetta Radevich was third with 6.39m, and also took fourth in the Triple Jump (13.30m). Radevich is married to a well-known Russian ice hockey player Petr Schastliviy and now is living in Russia. She is coached by former World record holder Igor Ter-Ovanesyan. Another of his pupils Aleksand Petrenko won the men’s Triple Jump with 16.86m.
Returning back to women’s Triple Jump, Viktoriya Gurova, the 2005 European Indoor champion won with 13.87m leaving behind Yelena Oleynikova (13.55) and Tatyana Yakovleva (13.46).
7.20 second win for Polyakova over 60m
Andrey Yepishin, the silver medal winner at the 2006 World Indoor Championships over 60m and at the 2006 European Championships outdoors at 100m is concentrating on the outdoor season this year and is using indoor competition only as part of his training build-up. He was runner-up at 60m in 6.77 seconds. 21-year-old Igor Gostev finished first clocking 6.71.
The 23-year-old Yevgeniya Polyakova win the women’s 60m dash in her personal best, 7.20 seconds, the fastest time of this very young indoor season so far.
At 300m, the 22-year-old Roman Smirnov clocked 34.05, while Kseniya Zadorina was the first home at 500m (1:09.98).
The women’s 1000m was dominated by Oksana Zbrozhek (2:38.21). The 37-year-old Vyacheslav Shabunin won the men’s 1000m (2:22.50), while Pavel Naumov was the winner of the men’s 3000m (8:07.61).
Nickolai Dolgopolov and Rostislav Orlov for the IAAF
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