Tiraspol, July 15. / Novosti Pridnestrovya/. The championship of the Balkan countries among athletes up to 18 years came to the end yesterday, on July 14, in Turkey. 6 pridnestrovians went to Istanbul within Moldova team.
Yuliana Dabizha from Bendery (trainer is Olga Stratiyenko) won competitions in a triple jump. Each of six attempts for Yuliana Dabizha was better than previous. In the fifth attempt she showed 13 m 13 cm result. She became the only participant overcame a 13-meter boundary. On the II place – Sabina Zralova from Azerbaijan, on III – Ukrainian Anna Kostenko. Anna Karamanutsa from Bendery took the VI place.
In long jumps Anna Karamanutsa showed the seventh result – 5 m 40 cm. It should be noted that Bendery jumpers had earned most of all points for the Moldavian team (points are added to the athletes who have won 8 first place in each of disciplines).
Anastasia Bogachuk took the V place in the run at 1500 m distance (5:15:92 min.). At short distances three pridnestrovians acted: Evgeny Skok (IX place), David Khalilov (X) and Ivan Galushko (XI).
The national team of Moldova won 2 more medals: bronze in men javelin and gold in women shot put. Nina Kapatsina more than for 2 m exceeded competitors.
253 athletes from 16 countries participated in the Championship of the Balkan countries. Turkey, as well as last year, won first place in a medal count. On the second place – the Romanian athletes.
