TOMSK, Dec 10 – RIA Tomsk. The resident of Tomsk Irina Zheleyko became the world champion in bodybuilding among women of 35-39 years higher than 163 centimeters, also she got silver medal in fight for a title of the all-around champion of the world – 2018, the press service of the regional administration reported on Monday.
It is specified that the World Cup among masters in bodybuilding and fitness took place from December 7 to December 10 in the Spanish city of Tarragona with assistance of the International Federation of Bodybuilding and Fitness (IFBB).
"The resident of Tomsk Irina Zheleyko competed for Russian national team. She bypassed 15 participants in growth category over 163 centimeters of age group of 35-39 years and as a result won the first place and a gold medal for a Russian national team", – it is said in the statement.
As the press service specifies with reference to the president of the Federation of Bodybuilding of the Tomsk region Dmitry Shishkin, Zheleyko also won silver in absolute superiority among winners of the World Cup in the fitness bikini nominations.
It is noted that she gained the identical number of points with other Russian, the Muscovite Anna Prokhorova, however conceded her a title of the all-around champion of the world – 2018 by additional criteria of calculation.
According to the department of sport and youth policy of the Tomsk region, the national team of Russia took the seventh place in a team championship of the World Cup. Hosts of the championship – Spanish national team following the results of the tournament, won the victory.