Tiraspol, June 6. /Novosti Pridnestrovya/. Pridnestrovian track athletes participated at the European Championship among small countries. Trainees from Bendery and Tiraspol schools won 6 medals of various denominations in San Marino. The best result was demonstrated by Yana Garayeva in the 400-meter hurdles. the girl from Bendery had a step on her opponents with this time 1 min, 02.32 s and took the gold of the competition.
“These competitions were very successful for me. At a distance of 400 meters with hurdles at the finish line, I literally snatched this victory from the sportsman from Cyprus. I was ahead of her by three hundredths of a second,” Yana Garayeva commented on her victory.
Another medal, a bronze one, was won by the. Tatyana Kontrebuts also took the third "relay" place.
Runners Ivan Galushko and Alexey Kulish won silver medals in the men's relay.
Anastasia Senkiv won the silver medal in the long jump. According to the girl from Bendery, she has significantly improved her result.
“The result of these competitions was a silver medal and a desire to go to the same starts again. Last time the European Championship among small countries was held in Liechtenstein, and I was only able to win 4th place. This time I purposefully came here to get a medal. I was in the lead up to the last attempt, but my opponent from Malta turned out to be a little stronger. There are still starts ahead, so I am determined to win,” Anastasia Senkiv said.
Lilia Fiskovich from Tiraspol, who specializes in the classic marathon, ran a distance of 3000 m at the San Marino competition. The athlete finished in the 4th place. The most serious start is ahead of the Pridnestrovian runner - the Olympic Games in Tokyo.
