Vadim Devyatovskiy of Belarus automatically qualifies for the men's Hammer Throw final (© Getty Images)
The open National Championships of Belarus was marked by several phenomenal results. The meeting was held in two arenas in Brest, the Brest Sports Centre and the Locomotiv stadium (6 - 7 July 2006).
Vadim Devyatovskiy, the 2005 World Championship Hammer Throw silver medallist, threw his implement 81.95m to established a new world season’s lead. Two more men, Andrey Vorontsov (80.54m, 5th round), and double World champion Ivan Tikhon (80.31m, 3rd round) also breeched 80m in the competition.
The Hammer Throw competitions were held in the "Locomotiv" stadium and in the very first series of attempts Devyatovskiy threw 80.93m, while in the fifth and sixth rounds he flung the hammer beyond the 81m line - 81.42m. and then 81.95m.
“I am very pleased with the series,” said the winner who also had three other marks beyond 80m in his series. "Never before have all six attempts been so fruitful. I did not prepare for this competition too much, but it’s true, that one competition can replace several training sessions. Whether am I ready to throw more? I think, I am."
Khoroneko puts 20.15m
On her fourth attempt the World Indoor champion in the women’s Shot Put, Natalya Khoroneko pushed the Shot Put out to 20.15m, a personal record, and the second best mark in the world this summer. Her third round put, her second best of the day, was 19.90m.
World champion Nadezda Ostapchuk was second, 19.39.
“As the main goal of the season is the European championship in Gothenburg, I was not especially set for these competitions, I simply wanted to check how my preparation was going. I’m pleased, that almost everything is alright,” said Khoroneko.
The 2003 World champion, Andrey Mikhnevich, who is Khoroneko’s boy friend, went three times over 21m in the men’s Shot Put, with his best attempt 21.24m.
Pavel Lyzhyn came second with three releases over 20m, the best his fifth round effort of 20.60 m. The third place was occupied by Dmitry Goncharuk (20m).
Turova back over the barriers
Alesya Turova, the former women’s World 3000m Steeplechase record holder, who had dabbled with 1500m for sometime now, was back to her old discipline and won the steeplechase event in 9:26.23.
In the women’s Triple Jump, Natalia Safronova produced five jumps over 14m, the best being 14.43m.
After a maternity break, the 2004 World Indoor 200m champion Natalya Safronnikova returned to the track at these championships, and took silver in the 100m (11.80), behind Yelena Nevmerzhitskaja (11.54). They together with Olympic champion Yuliya Nesterenko, who has had a serious back injury, and either Oksana Dragun or Natalia Abramenko, will make up the sprint relay quartet for the European Championships in Gothenburg.
Mikhail Dubitski for the IAAF
RESULTS
MEN
100m
1. Maxim Piskunov 10.87
2. Dmitry Golub 10.94
3. Vitaly Chechetko 11.07
200m
1. Maxim Piskunov 21.57
2. Maxim Lynsha 21.67
3. Dmitry Golub 22.25
400m
1. Sergey Kozlov 47.03
2. Alexey Mishnev 47.26
3. Nikolay Jushchenko 47.66
800m
1. Vitaly Kozlov (Lithuania) 1:51.50
2. Ànis Ànànånkî 1:51.50
3. Anton Gordunovsky 1:51.54
1500m
1. Andrey Korotko 3:49.31
2. Sergey Cheberjak 3:49.96
3. Alexandr Busel 3:51.25
5000m
1. Andrey Gordeyev 14:19.33
2. Leonid Berestnev 14:20.68
3. Igor Doronin 14:24.93
10,000m
1. Igor Teterjukov 30:33.57
2. Pavel Mashej 30:36.69
3. Oleg Gutnik 30:43.78
3000m Steeplechase
1. Sergey Berdnik 8:56.20
2. Eugeny Pashkovsky 9:01.93
3. Alexandr Zhuchik 9:06.32
110m Hurdles
1. Maxim Lynsha 14.02
2. Dmitry Sobolev 14.80
3. Cyril Zinovenko 14.95
400m Hurdles
1. Leonid Vershinin 50.73
2. Eugeny Mihejko 51.34
3. Andrey Kozlovsky 51.87
High Jump
1. Alexander Verjutin 2.20
2. Gennady Moroz 2.20
3. Sergey Goljashov 2.20
Pole Vault
1. Igor Alekseev 5.55
2. Stanislav Tivonchik 5.20
3. Igor Fedik 5.10
Long Jump
1. Maxim Nesteruk 7.77
2. Gennady Puzikov 7.57
3. Oleg Bondar 7.54
Triple Jump
1. Alexandr Vorobej 16.37
2. Òàràs Ìîissåånkî 16.12
3. Dmitry Plotnitsky 15.94
Shot Put
1. Andrei Mikhnevich 21.24
2. Pavel Lyzhyn 20.60
3. Dmitry Goncharuk 20.00
Discus Throw
1. Aleksandr Malashevich 61.19
2. Ehsan Hadadi (Iran) 60.26
3. Sergey Rogonov 58.62
Javelin Throw
1. Vadzim Yautukhovich 78.12
2. Vladimir Kozlov 77.27
3. Alexander Ashomko 73.16
Hammer Throw
1. Vadim Devyatovskiy 81.95
2. Andrey Vorontsov 80.51
3. Ivan Tikhon 80.34
20km Race Walk
1. Andrey Talashko 1:22:49.53
2. Andrey Stepanchuk 1:23:18.84
3. Andrey Kovenko (Ukraine) 1:23:50.09
4õ100m Relay
1. Minsk (Sergey Gritskov, Vadim Koshalevich, Andrey Shalonko, Vasily Dmitriev) 42.56
2. The Grodno area 42.81
3. The Gomel area 42.89
4õ400m Relay
1. Vitebsk area (Denis Girzhda, Andrey Kozlovsky, Leonid Vershinin, Sergey Kozlov) 3:15.40
2. Minsk 3:16.36
3. The Gomel area 3:18.99
WOMEN
100m
1. Elena Nevmerzhitskaja 11.54
2. Natalia Safronnikova 11.80
3. Natalia Abramenko 11.89
200m
1. Natalia Abramenko 24.26
2. Olga Ostashko 24.42
3. Anna Lepeshko 24.47
400m
1. Ilona Usovich 51.15
2. Irina Hljustova 51.87
3. Anna Kozak 52.39
800m
1. Svetlana Klimkovich 2:01.11
2. Tatyana Suprun 2:02.03
3. Natalia Dedkova 2:02.73
1500m
1. Svetlana Klimkovich 4:12.58
2. Rasa Drasdauskajte (Lithuania) 4:20.35
3. Svetlana Boltsevich 4:27.04
5000m
1. Anastasy Starovojtova 15:36.69
2. Olga Salevich 16:14.17
3. Olga Rezkaja 16:53.25
10,000m
1. Olga Kravtsova 33:03.09
2. Galina Karnatsevich 34:23.04
3. Anastasy Podolinskaja 35:15.37
3000m Steeplechase
1. Alesya Turova 9:26.23
2. Natalia Grigorjeva 10:34.61
3. Natalia Vasilevskaja 10:48.34
100m Hurdles
1. Eugeny Lihuta 13.76
2. Natalia Tsilent 14.31
3. Anna Kuptsevich 14.33
400m Hurdles
1. Christina Vedernikova 58.57
2. Natalia Radjuk 1:00.01
3. Anastasy Buldakova 1:01.05
High Jump
1. Alesya Gerasimova 1.86
2. Olga Chuprova 1.83
3. Irina Chujko 1.80
Pole Vault
1. Julia Taratynova 4.10
2. Janna Bayandina 4.00
3. Anna Junkevich 3.70
Long Jump
1. Natalia Safronova 6.66
2. Irina Chernushenko-Stasjuk 6.65
3. Angela Zhalnerchik 6.33
Triple Jump
1. Natalia Safronova 14.43
2. Xenia Priemko 13.59
3. Alexander Zelenina (Moldova) 13.51
Shot Put
1. Natallia Khoroneko 20.15
2. Nadezda Ostapchuk 19.39
3. Yuliya Leantsiuk 18.27
Discus Throw
1. Ellina Zvereva 62.55
2. Volha Charnahorava 61.01
3. Lyudmila Starovoytova-Kupriyanava 60.53
Javelin Throw
1. Natallia Shymchuk 60.75
2. Marina Buksa 55.77
3. Maria Novik 55.19
Hammer Throw
1. Volha Tsander 71.40
2. Maryna Smalyachkova 71.03
3. Darya Pchelnik 68.59
20km Race Walk
1. Elena Ginko 1:33:27.22
2. Sniazhana Yurchanka 1:34:11.95
3. Tatsiana Metlevskaya 1:34:38.15
4õ100m Relay
1. The Grodno area (Natalia Chebotar, Natalia Safronnikova, Elena Nevmerzhitskaja, Ekaterina Bobrik) 44.62
2. The Brest area 45.12
3. Minsk 45.86
4õ400m Relay
1. Vitebsk area (Lyudmila Evmenenko, Julia Sinkevich, Irina Hljustova, Anna Kozak) 3:38.42
2. The Grodno area 3:39.67
3. Minsk 3:40.05
