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Voronezh athletes claim the title of the best athletes of 2026

Two representatives of the Voronezh athletics school - Svetlana Aplachkina and Alexey Danilov - were among the nominees for the prestigious Golden Spike Award

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Voronezh athletes claim the title of the best athletes of 2026

Two representatives of the Voronezh athletics school - Svetlana Aplachkina and Alexey Danilov - were among the nominees for the prestigious Golden Spike Award. The names of the candidates for the victory were included in the short lists formed by the coaching staff and approved by the commission of the All-Russian Athletics Federation (VFLA).

Svetlana Aplachkina entered the six strongest in the nomination "Athlete of the Year". Alexey Danilov, a pupil of the Rossoshan school of athletics, is fighting for victory in the category "Athlete of the Year".

The fate of the award will be decided by the results of the vote of fans, which takes place in the official communities of VFLA in social networks. You can vote for your countrymen until November 15.

Source: Московский комсомолец ↗

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