Novgorod runners took 9 medals at the Olympic medallist tournament in Murmansk

In Murmansk, Novgorod athletes won nine awards at athletics competitions. The competitions are organized in honor of the silver medalist of the 2004 Olympic Games Larisa Kruglova, the press service of the Ministry of Sports of the Novgorod region reported.

The gold medal in the treasury of the national team at a distance of 60 meters among girls under 16 years was brought by Ekaterina Bocherikova. At the same distance, but in the category up to 20 years, the silver medalist was Maria Sharkova, and among men the bronze award was taken by Dmitry Novozhilov.

The Novgorod team showed excellent results in the 1000-meter run. Second places in their age groups were taken by Evgenia Grigorieva, Maria Shchinkevich and Kirill Karpov. The third to the finish at a kilometer distance came Ksenia Shipilina.

A sharp struggle unfolded in the relays, where the Novgorod runners were again among the leaders. The women’s team won gold, and the men’s team rose to the second step of the podium.

It should be noted that all distinguished athletes are pupils of the children's and youth sports school "Center for Physical Development" and are engaged under the guidance of coach Pavel Savenkov.