RAJC 2016: medals contested in 3,000 m and 5,000 m events

The first competition day of the Russian Athletics Junior Championships wrapped up in Kazan.

Day 1 of the national athletics championships ended with the men’s and women’s 3,000 m and 5,000 m events. Andrey Popov of the Zabaykalsky Krai won by a wide margin in the men’s 5,000 m event, while Irina Misharina of the Sverdlovsk Oblast took gold in the women’s 3,000 m final.

Women. 3,000 m. Final

1. Irina Misharina (Sverdlovsk Oblast) – 9:35.83

2. Yulia Likhacheva (Republic of Khakassia) – 9:36.00

3. Anna Ksenofontova (Republic of Buryatia) – 9:36.02

Men. 5,000 m. Final

1. Andrey Popov (Zabaykalsky Krai) – 14:24.11

2. Gennady Egorov (Republic of Tatarstan) – 14:30.85

3. Denis Valitov (Moscow) – 14:3.52

The second competition day of the Russian Athletics Junior Championships kicked off in Kazan on June 27. The competitions are held at the Central Stadium.