Translation. Region: Russian Federal
Source: Peter the Great St Petersburg Polytechnic University – Peter the Great St Petersburg Polytechnic University –
April was a busy month for the Polytechnic University athletes. Teams and individual participants showed outstanding results in competitions of various levels, adding many awards to the university’s collection.
The most striking victory of this month was the performance of the assistant of the Higher School of Sports Education of the Institute of Physical Culture and Sport and Tourism Kirill Prigoda at the Russian Championship in Kazan. The three-time bronze medalist of the World Championship showed the best result in the 200 meters backstroke. His time was 2.08.55.
From April 4 to 6, the Snezhny ski resort hosted the St. Petersburg Student Alpine Skiing and Snowboarding Competition. Polytechnicians came in second in the overall team standings in alpine skiing, Elizaveta Zvyagina showed the best result, Ekaterina Nikiforova took 3rd place. In snowboarding, the university won bronze in the overall team standings, Alexander Maslov won the gold medal.
From April 15 to 17, the SPbPU football team participated in the first round of the XI season of the NSFL (Group A). The Polytechnicians won three victories in three matches:
SPbPU – SevGU (Sevastopol) – 2:1; SPbPU – North Caucasian Federal University (Stavropol) – 3:1; SPbPU – ASU (Astrakhan) – 3:0.
The hockey club “Black Bears – Polytech” once again became the winner of the St. Petersburg championship among students. During the competition, forward Maxim Pastukhov celebrated a double anniversary – five years in the student league and five championship titles. From April 22 to 27, in the all-Russian final, the Polytech team showed a brilliant game, winning in overtime. The best goalkeeper was Bogdan Olikhin, the forward was Yaroslav Abornev, the coach was Roman Mikhalchenko.
On April 20, the Peter the Great SPbPU Kettlebell Lifting Cup competition was held, dedicated to the memory of L. A. Chaplinsky. Arina Gudkova showed the best result in the snatch (12 kg, 110 lifts), Daniil Grinyuk became the leader in the long-cycle kettlebell push (16 kg, 65 lifts). As a result, SPbPU took 1st place in the overall team standings.
Polytechnic University also became the strongest university in the arm wrestling tournament, in which 218 athletes from universities and colleges of St. Petersburg participated. Alexander Kokorkin (55 kg), Artur Vareldzhyan (70 kg) and Anton Gagin (75 kg) took 1st place. Artem Androsov (75 kg), Maksim Cherkasov (65 kg) and Danil Tiranov (85 kg) showed the second result. Kirill Ratlov (over 90 kg) and Sergey Ryzhov (80 kg) won the bronze medal.
From April 14 to 19, the St. Petersburg Junior Boxing Championships for boys and girls aged 19-22 were held. 81 athletes from 16 clubs in St. Petersburg took part in the competition. Our athletes fought brightly and confidently. The winners were Sofia Karyakina, Evgenia Frolova, Sofia Argandeikina, Ksenia Chistyakova and Maria Bolyshkanova. Elizaveta Kadantseva took 2nd place.
This year, the women’s volleyball team debuted at the city championship and showed an excellent result, taking 2nd place among eight teams. The guys came out of the group in third place, but in the final they were only fourth.
The SPbPU women’s basketball team successfully passed the LAST 28 stage of the Student Basketball Association (SBA) Cup — the main student basketball tournament in Russia. Following the games, the team made it to the final eight of the country’s strongest teams.
On April 26 and 27, at the Russian Student Championship in Ultimate — Constructors’ Cup, the men’s and women’s teams of SPbPU showed a brilliant game. They fought in the power pool, which immediately ensured their entry into the quarterfinals.
Despite the defeat from the Nizhny Novgorod Region (4:6), the girls left the group from 2nd place and confidently defeated Yaroslavl State University in the quarterfinals with a score of 11:2. In the semifinals there was a tough match against Moscow State Pedagogical University, but our team snatched victory – 8:6. In the finals there was a rematch with the Nizhny Novgorod Region, this time without a chance for the opponents. With a score of 14:3, Polytechnic University won gold medals. Olesya Mikhailova became the MVP according to the statistics of the entire tournament.
The men’s team also took 2nd place in the group, losing to Moscow State University, but showed real character in the playoffs. In the quarterfinals, the guys beat First Medical (9:2), in the semifinals – Moscow State Pedagogical University (6:5). In the finals, the polytechnics again met the Moscow State University team and this time lost.
On April 18 and 20, the Saint Petersburg Mini-Golf Championship was held. Our athletes took the entire podium in the 2005 and older category. Polina Kukhta came in first, Anastasia Kalashnikova came in second, and Anastasia Maksimova came in third.
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