Belarusian athletes clinch three golds in Moscow
18:10, 4 March
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Belarusian athletes took part in the All-Russian Shot Put Event and the All-Russian Pole Vault Festival in Moscow, BelTA learned from Belarusian Athletics Federation.
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Oleg Tomashevich took the lead in the shot put with his first attempt, making it 21.65m in his fifth attempt. This is the athlete’s new personal best, a national indoor record, an Olympic standard, and the season’s eighth result in the world and the fourth one in Europe. Yevgeny Brigi of Belarus won bronze with a throw of 19.19m.
At the All-Russian Pole Vault Festival Matvei Volkov of Belarus claimed gold with a 5.83 jump. The result brought the athletes a new personal record and ninth position in the world. Iryna Zhuk of Belarus won the women’s event with a 4.65 jump.
The competitions became the final events for the Belarusians in this winter season.
