Acquaintance with the queen of sports - athletics

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We present to your attention information about athletics.

About the history of athletics

Athletics is the most massive, popular and spectacular sport. At the Olympic Games in the disciplines of athletics, the largest number of medals are played and she is rightfully called the queen of sports. This sport includes running, running, race walking, all-around, cross-country and technical events. In athletics, athletes may engage in one or more of its sports.

The ancient Greeks attributed athletics to physical exercises that develop endurance and lightness. Athletics is considered a very ancient sport, the oldest of its types is running. The first Olympic Games in athletics as a sport took place in 776 BC and this date is considered to be the official date of its birth. According to historians, the first champion of the Olympics, in its only discipline - running, was Koroibos from the city of Elis. The most famous athlete of the ancient world is Leonidas of Rados, who won the Games 12 times. The "breakthrough" of Olympic history was 708 BC, when the "pentathlon" - an analogue of the modern pentathlon - was included in the number of competitions. In 394, after the recognition of the Olympic Games as a pagan cult, the ban on their holding was introduced by the last emperor of the Roman Empire Theodosius I.

The new history of athletics began in 1937 in England with a 2 km run by Rugby college students, then similar competitions were held in colleges in many cities. In 1865 the London Athletic Club was created, in 1868 the US Athletic Club was opened in New York.

The first Olympic Games were held in 1896 in Athens, where a third of all awards, that is, 12 sets of medals, were played by athletes. The first Olympic champion was the American James Connolly, who achieved the best result in the triple jump.

Initially, only men competed in the Games, women's disciplines were introduced in 1928. at the Summer Olympic Games held in Amsterdam, the capital of the Netherlands. Today, 47 types of athletics are included in the program of the Olympic Games, including 24 types for men and 23 types for women.

About the history of athletics in Kazakhstan

The first sport of Kazakhstan presented at the Olympic Games is athletics, which has a history of more than 100 years and is rich in talented athletes and outstanding coaches.

The first Kazakh Spartakiad took place in 1928. At the championship of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), held in the post-war 1947, the team of Kazakhstan took 9th place. In 1960, Vasily Savinkov became the first Kazakh athlete - champion of the USSR. At the championships of the USSR and the CIS, domestic athletes won 80 top awards, Veniamin Soldatenko won the largest number of gold medals - 7, Amin Tuyakov, Vladimir Muravyov, Vitaly Savin and Lyubov Nikitenko (Kononov) - 6 each, Vasily Savinkov, Leonid Mikitenko, Zoya Ivanova, Natalia Sorokivskaya and Viktor Evsyukov - 4 gold medals each.

The first native of Kazakhstan to be awarded an Olympic medal was Gusman Kosanov, in 1960 in Rome he won a silver medal. The multiple champion of the USSR and after his sports career, leading the republican school of higher sportsmanship in athletics, made an invaluable contribution to the preparation of a galaxy of winners of the Olympics and world championships.

The names of famous athletes are written in gold letters in the history of athletics in Kazakhstan: Amin Tuyakov - champion, medalist of the USSR championships, record holder of the USSR, winner of the gold medal of the European Cup in 1965, the gold medal of the European Championship, 1966, Veniamin Soldatenko - silver medalist of the 1972 Olympic Games ., world champion in 1976, European champion in 1971, seven-time champion of the USSR, Vladimir Muravyov - champion of the 1980 Olympic Games. and 1988, European champion, 1986, Vitaly Savvin - champion of the Olympic Games, 1988. Among the triumphs of Kazakh athletics, Evgeny Kadyaykin, Tatyana Lesovaya and other athletes are winners, prize-winners of the World, European, Asian, Republic of Kazakhstan, Olympic, Asian Games.

Olga Girzhon, a 14-time champion of Kazakhstan, the founder of the Republican Children's Youth School of the Olympic Reserve, left her bright mark in the history of athletics in our country; world-famous Kazakhstani athletes became her pupils.

For athletes of Kazakhstan, along with the world and national championships, the most important competitions are the Asian Games and the Asian Championships. At these games, our country won 80 top awards: 22 gold of the Asian Games, 33 summer continental championships and 35 winter continental championships. The leaders of these competitions are domestic athletes Olga Rypakova, Victoria Zyabkina, Dmiriy Karpov.

During the years of independence, athletics of Kazakhstan at the Olympics, world championships, and other major competitions are represented by athletes whose names are known all over the world. Athletes from Kazakhstan became the winners of the Olympic Games Olga Shishigina - the owner of the gold medal in 2000, Sydney, Dmitry Karpov - the bronze medalist in 2004, Athens, Olga Rypakova - the gold medal in 2012, London.

In the list of eminent domestic athletes - leaders of the largest world, European tournaments, who became winners 3 or more times: Olga Rypakova - the owner of 11 medals, of which 3 are Olympic, Vladimir Muravyov - 7, of which 2 are Olympic, Grigory Egorov - 6, including including one Olympic, Veniamin Soldatenko - 5, of which one is Olympic, Olga Shishigina - 5, of which one is Olympic, Dmitry Karpov - 4, including one Olympic, Igor Potapovich - 5, Oleg Sakirkin - 4, Zoya Ivanova - 3 medals .

Kazakhstan continues to strengthen its position in world sports. The Central Stadium of Almaty, the first of the CIS countries, received a certificate from the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), which allows holding international athletics competitions. In another 5 regions of the country, the construction of infrastructure for athletics has been designed and continues.

The state pays special attention to the development of children's sports, in all regions of the country in athletics mass competitions of young sports fans are held. For example, the Altay Kids Cup tournament, organized in the East Kazakhstan region, covers 20 thousand children of schoolchildren, in the city of Karaganda an annual children's republican quadrathlon tournament in memory of the master of sports of the Republic of Kazakhstan Vera Karpova is held, in a number of schools in Almaty professional coaches teach free children to the Olympic sport: different types of jumping, running, throwing from knees.

The traditional international tournament Gusman Kosanov Memorial in memory of the famous athlete of Kazakhstan, the only one in the CIS included in the elite series of the World Association, is known far beyond the borders of our country, many champions were its participants. For many world athletes, the tournament is the most important link in the Olympic cycle, and also allows you to unlock the potential of the sports reserve.

This year, the jubilee XXX "Gusman Kosanov Memorial" received an additional status - the opportunity to be held as part of the world series in the Continental Tour Bronze Label category, and its status is of particular importance - it takes place before the Olympic Games and many athletes win quotas in Kazakhstan. In this year's tournament, athletes set 4 records and competed in 37 disciplines, including children's starts and mixed relay.

A sports cluster has been created near the young capital of Kazakhstan in Nur-Sultan, where there is a wide range of various opportunities for sports for both professional athletes and sports and physical education enthusiasts. The cluster includes large multifunctional sports complexes such as the Saryarka cycle track, Astana Arena, and Barys Arena. martial arts palace "Zhekpe-Zhek", ice palace "Alau". By the end of 2020, the cluster of the capital was replenished with the unique Athletics Sports Complex "Kazakhstan", which was certified by the International Association of Athletics Federations IAAF, and it can host competitions of the highest level. The arena is designed for 7 thousand spectators and the complex includes athletic fields with treadmills, two swimming pools, gyms, a warm-up track with sectors for shot throwing, high and long jumps,

For the first time in Kazakhstan, on February 11, 2022, the X Asian Indoor Athletics Championships will be held at the new capital complex. The modern Athletics Complex will provide an opportunity for further popularization of this sport among the population and the training of highly qualified coaches, young athletes, and its management has been transferred to the Nur-Sultan Olympic Training Center.

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