Students of the University and Colleges United by Athletics Race

An open university athletics race titled “Rukh pen Zhiger,” dedicated to Defender of the Fatherland Day, was held at the Park of Culture and Recreation in Petropavl.

More than 150 students from the city’s colleges and the university took part in the соревнования. Participants competed in the 1000-meter race among girls and the 2000-meter race among boys.

The event was organized jointly with the Center for Public Development and Information of the North Kazakhstan Region.

Among the main objectives of the race were promoting the university among prospective applicants, identifying the strongest and most promising athletes, organizing active leisure activities for students, forming university teams for participation in the Republic of Kazakhstan Universiade, and fostering patriotism among young people.

According to the results of the girls’ race, the winners were:

1st place - Milana Ponosova, group PhCS-25-3;

2nd place - Karina Balyabkina, Higher North Kazakhstan Professional Pedagogical College;

3rd place - Marina Zhudra, group PhCS-25-3.

Among the boys, the places were distributed as follows:

1st place - Gleb Lutsenko, Higher North Kazakhstan Professional Pedagogical College;

2nd place - Pavel Konkov, group PhCS-25-3;

3rd place - Yerkanat Zhumabek, Higher North Kazakhstan Professional Pedagogical College.

Congratulations to the winners and prize holders! We thank all participants of the race!