18.07.2017
The Women's Relay opened the program of the Senior European Championships. Katsiaryna Arol and Tatsiana Khaldoba struggled for Belarusian team in this race.
The tournament began with swimming. According to the results team of Ireland (Jess Stallard and Kate Coleman Lenehan) took the first place. The athletes covered a distance in 2:00,94, and got 309 points. Belarusian team took fourth place (2:08,17 with 294 points).
In Fencing Irish athletes made unsuccessful performance and changed their first position to the last one. The Belarusians with their 509 points were in the middle of the protocol. And the fourth according to the results of two disciplines.
Alise Fakhrutdinova and Anna Buriak from Russia were first in two competitions (545 points) while Poland and Germany felt into top three.
Then the main attention was shifted to the Republican Center of Olympic Training of Equestrian Sport and Horse Breeding in Ratomka, where the opening ceremony was held.
The event was attended by Deputy Minister of Sports and Tourism of the Republic of Belarus Mikhail Portnoy, Secretary General of the National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Belarus Anatol Kotau, Deputy Chairman of Minsk City Executive Committee Igor Yurkevich, and Chairman of the Belarusian Federation of Modern Pentathlon Mihail Prokopenko.
As part of the opening ceremony, the speakers wished the participants of the championships success and expressed the hope that the audience would enjoy this competition. The ceremony ended with performances of Belarusian musical and dancing bands.
The tournament continued with the Fencing Bonus Round, where additional points were played out.
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A maximum of three points got the German athletes Lena Schöneborn and Annika Schleu. The Belarusian athletes did not get points in this round.
The third kind of program – riding changed everything. The Belarusian athletes won 297 points, and Polish team lost its place in top three.
Based on the results of three disciplines the Russian team was first with the 23-second handicap at the start of the Laser-Run.
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The Belarusians started four seconds earlier than the Germans. Katsiaryna Arol gave chance to Annika Schleu and lost position. The Germans overtook the leading Alise Fakhrutdinova (Russia) due to the fast running and the good shooting. Athletes from Germany and Russia went to second shooting range almost together.
Katsiaryna Arol passed the baton being third faster then athletes of Hungary and Great Britain. The struggle for gold was till the final steps of the distance, where more experienced athlete from Germany Lena Schöneborn was faster then Anna Buriak.
Tatsiana Khaldoba maintained the third position by finishing in 25 seconds later then the winner. After the award ceremony Tatsiana confessed that participating in the competition in her Motherland was a high responsibility. According to the athlete a good venue with all needed conditions created was offered for the team’s preparation. It helped the team to show deserving results.
“I performed with Katsiaryna Arol for the first time, but we had known and supported each other for a long time, suggesting something to one another. So everything worked out well.
Despite her unsuccessful shooting, on account of which there was pressure on the part of competitresses felt, I managed the shooting and it only remained for me to run. The fencing turned out very unfortunately, we thought that we would win it, but something went wrong. After that we let the second thoughts go and performed well”, - noted Tatsiana.
Katsiaryna Arol confirmed that the team fell short of points in the fencing. According to the Belarusian it happened because of the immoderate desire to win the discipline and to make the start for a more comfortable performance.
“Originally we aimed to reach the podium because we perform in our country. When I saw the results of the first three events I was sure that we would be in the top three. But at the start of the laser-run commenced a fuss and I toed the starting line unorganized. The shooting didn’t work out either, it really is not my strong suit, but I will try to improve myself. As for a partner, Tatsiana is a very good one when you work in a team and you make a mistake, as I did today in shooting, your partner can correct it. And nevertheless I miss Iryna Prasiantsova with whom we worked in a duo. I didn’t think that this competition would be left behind for her because of her injury, but she will be prepared for the world championships”, - summarized Katsiaryna Arol.
Therefore, the first day of the championships brought the first medal to the Belarusian duo, a bronze one in a Women's relay. The gold medal belongs to the Germans and the Russians won a silver one.
July, 19 the tournament will be continued with the Men's relay. Mikalai Hayanouski and Alexander Poupe will perform for the Belarusian team.
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TECHNICAL RESULTS:
Senior European Championships
Minsk (Republic of Belarus)
Women's Relay
1. Lena Schoneborn / Annika Schleu (Germany) – 1389. 2. Alise Fakhrutdinova / Anna Buriak (Russia) – 1387. 3. Tatiana Khaldoba / Ekaterina Orel (Belarus) – 1339. 4. Sarolta Simon / Tamara Alekszejev (Hungary) – 1316. 5. Charlie Follett / Jessica Varley (Great Britain) – 1308. 6. Karolina Krenkova / Eliska Pribylova (Czech Republic) – 1295.
Detailed results of the women's relay.
