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23.08.2023 17:05:00
Shine, shine bright
10 young stars who began to shine in the Belarusian team at the 2nd CIS Games
The brilliant festival of sports and good mood died down in ten cities of Belarus, giving the whole country a real holiday. The 2nd CIS Games brought only positive emotions: there were many smiles, victories, full houses and positive feedback from everyone — participants, numerous guests and tourists. The national team of Belarus performed with dignity, gaining 236 medals (48 gold, 78 silver and 110 bronze), took the second team place, losing only to the great and mighty Russia. Many champions can be singled out personally, but today we will focus on ten young athletes, whose names after the Games have migrated to the number of the brightest and most promising representatives of the new sports generation in Belarus.
Mariya Gnedchik (19 years old) and Mira Buraya (16 years old), modern pentathlon
These girls are straight flames! Mariya Gnedchik is a restless figure, where there is sport, there she is: she has gone through competitions in skiing and biathlon, triathlon and cross-country, swims, rides a bike and horses. She has three gold medals at the 2nd CIS Games: in the individual, team and pair relay! And this despite the fact that the girl performed after a serious injury, which she healed for a long time. Gnedchik took the championship in the duet with Mira Buraya — another growing unique! She has two golds at the Games (in pairs and a team), as well as individual silver. Goodies!
Ivan Kazak (18 years old), shooting
The son of a famous shooter, a participant in two Olympics, Andrei Kazak, won all the disciplines in which he took part: first he became the winner in air pistol event in mixed doubles competitions, then he excelled in a personal tournament, and for the finale he showed the best result in team competitions! It seems that this guy has everything for further growth and progress: a temperament corresponding to a sniper (calm as a boa constrictor), genes and a powerful mentor — from the first days, the honoured coach of the USSR and Belarus Oleg Pishchukevich has been working with him (the one who raised the Olympic champion Kanstantsin Lukashyk).
Uladzislau Kazlou (19 years old), freestyle wrestling
Uladzislau, not embarrassed, defeated older opponents, reached the final, where he fought with an experienced Russian Sergey Kozyrev. And he could win! Uladzislau confidently and professionally led the fight, winning with a score of 2:0, but seven seconds before the final gong he missed the opponent’s hold and lost. Nevertheless, silver became a worthy reward for Kazlou. And just a week later, Kazlou was already fighting at the World Youth Championship in Amman and was also in prominent roles. We state the irrefutable: a serious competitor to Aleksandr Gushtyn, the leader of the national team in the 97 kilogrammes weight category, is growing up.
Abubakar Khaslakhanov (19 years old), Greco-Roman wrestling
Abubakar, who competed in the weight category up to 97 kilogrammes in the Greco-Roman wrestling in the final of the II Games of the CIS countries, confidently defeated Murad Akhmadiyev from Azerbaijan. This is the only gold of our classics in the tournament!At the youth championship of the planet, which was held in Amman, Abubakar went on the mat to defend the title of the current junior world championship.
Denis Matsulev (18 years old), boxing
Denis Matsulev showed boxing of very good quality and brought the only gold to the national team of Belarus at the 2nd CIS Games. In the final, ‘a modest Belarusian guy from Vitebsk’, as Denis calls himself, fought with the winner of the European Junior Championship, international class master of sports Russian Israfil Islamov and confidently broke him down!
Valeria Khvatik (17 years old), Thai boxer
She looks fragile, thin, but in fact a real gladiator in a skirt! She not only won the 2nd CIS Games, but also received the official title of the best fighter of the competition! Belarusian Muay Thai is rich in stars of the most cosmic magnitude. Including in women’s competitions: Yekaterina Vandareva and Yelena Leshkevich are known all over the world! Valeria Khvatik has someone to take an example from. So, let’s continue!
Aleksei Yermakov (19 years old), handball
Aleksei Yermakov is considered to be almost the main growing talent in Belarus in the position of the left welterweight. Last season, Yermakov was tempered in adult handball as part of the junior BGUFK-SKA-RGUOR. At the 2nd CIS Games, he confirmed his reputation as a scorer: in the final match against the Russian national team, he became the top scorer (he scored seven goals together with point guard Timofey Baranchik), received the title of the best player of the tournament and an invitation to the SKA main team. Where, it should be noted, he scored five goals against the opponent in a recent friendly match with CSKA — more than any of his teammates. So, there is a change in Belarusian handball.
Anna Orlovskaya (14 years old) and Ilya Korebo (14 years old), athletics
We would like to believe that in the near future a figure will appear in our sprint that will be able to approach the results of the famous Yuliya Nesterenko — White Lightning, who surprised everyone with her victory at the Athens Olympics. It is quite possible that Anya Orlovskaya will become one of the main characters of the athletics tournament at the 2nd CIS Games, who won the 60 and 300 metres races, as well as silver in the 4x200 metres mixed relay (a moment was not enough for the victory — 0.001 seconds!).
Ilya Korebo, it seems, still does not really know what he is capable of. “Ilya joined the team literally at the last moment. The records of his rivals at a distance of 60 metres with barriers were a cut above, but Korebo surpassed both himself and his competitors: he took it and overtook everyone! Significantly improving his own record at the same time,” says state coach Igor Sivodedov. In addition, Ilya has bronze in the 60 metres smooth run. Run boy, run!
By Sergei Kanashits
