TOMSK, Oct 16 – RIA Tomsk. The champion of Russia in rowing and coastal rowing resident of Tomsk Olga Halaleeva together with workmate from St. Petersburg won first place in the coastal rowing World Cup in France, the press service of department on youth policy, physical culture and sport of the Tomsk region reports on Monday.
It is specified that the World Cup took place in the French city of Thonon-les-Bains from October 12 to October 15. The resident of Tomsk Olga Halaleeva together with Yulia Volgina from St. Petersburg performed in class of the female pair. There are 35 teams in total in this class, including from Denmark, the Czech Republic, France, Greece and Great Britain. Competitions took place on Lake Geneva.
"First place in the championship was won by the Russian crew of Olga Halaleeva and Yulia Volgina. They finished with result 28:49:78. Frenchwomen (29:16:14) got the second place, sportswomen from Spain became the third (30:00:07)", – it is said in the statement.
It is noted that the coastal rowing belongs to non-Olympic sports, and the championship is the highest level of competitions in this sport in the world.
"Here athletes have heavier and steady boats. And the Tomsk sportswoman got the first place in the world, a student of team of coaches of department of sports improvement of TUSUR and the Tomsk Olympic Reserve School," – one of Olga's trainers, the honored trainer of RSFSR Anatoly Ivanov is quoted.
It is added that Olga Halaleeva is the six-time champion of Russia in rowing, the champion of the Russian Federation in coastal rowing, the owner of the Russian Cup, the Master of Sports and the acting member of Russian national team in rowing. She is a graduate student of humanitarian faculty of TUSUR.