MOSCOW (RUS, Feb 15): Final day of Russian Indoor Championships saw a great high jump duel which was won by World champion Mariya Lasitskene on count back over Anna Chicherova as both cleared 202 in first attempt and both tried at World leading 205. Chicherova lost the title when she cleared 200 only in third attempt, whereas Lasitskene in second. Third Aleksandra Yaryshkina 192.
Maria Lasitskene, photo by PhotoRun.net
Triple jump win as expected for Yekaterina Koneva 14.51, in the men contest Aleksandr Yurchenko 1 cm over Dmitriy Sorokin 16.84 to 16.83. The 1500 m titles for Konstantin Plokhotnikov 3:43.09 and Anastasiya Kalina 4:12.94. In the 5000 m men´s race again Rybakov twins dominated, Yevgeniy clocked 13:35.74 over Anatoliy 13:36.08. In the women 5000 m Yelena Sedova achieved 15:49.27. Ilfat Sadeyev in 21.20 and Kristina Khorosheva in 23.50 took the 200 m gold medals. In the 4×400 m relays men and women of St. Peterburg achieved the first position with 3:10.85 and 3:36.98.
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Maria Lasitskene, photo by PhotoRun.net
