Russia leads after the first day of team CHE athletics

CHEBOKSARY, 20 Jun - R-Sport, Maria Vorobyeva. Russian national team in athletics completed day 1 European team Championships in Cheboksary in the first place, on the 2nd - team Germany, the third are French.

the assets of Russian citizens after 21 of 40 kinds of programs 186 points, Germany - 181, the national team of France - 175, 5.

in the women's 1,500 meters citizen of Russia Valentin Smirnov prevailed with a score of 3 52 minutes, 03 seconds. The second in this form was the pole Marcin Lewandowski (3. 52, 06), the third Briton Oli Aitchison (3. 52, 33).

in the steeplechase, Chez Catherine Ivonina provided the 11-th result (10. 34, 55), won the German guez-Felicitas Krause (9. 46, 49). Complemetarity the Victoria Sudarushkina failed to reach final fourth attempt, the athlete took 11th place with a score of 52, 19 meters. The victory in this kind of won the German Christina Obergfoll (61, 69).

The reigning world champion in the long jump Aleksandr Menkov in the best (third) attempt flew to mark 8, 26 meters and won competitions in their own way. The Frenchman Capetian Gomis in the fourth jump, he repeated his success Menkova, but lost to the Russian in the second best attempt.

Daniil Tsyplakov prevailed in the high jump, breaking the bar on the level 2, 33 meters. The second line was taken by the Italian Marco Pasinetti (2, 28), at the 3rd German Mateusz Przybilla (2, 25).

in the women's 4x100 metres relay competition, the Russian team from Marina Panteleeva, Kseniya Ryzhova, Elizabeth Demurovoy and Ekaterina Smirnova took second place with a score of 42, 99 seconds. Excelled Ukrainka (42, 50), at the 3rd place team Germany (43, 21).

in the men's relay, the citizens of Russia Dmitry Lopin, Alexander bradnew, Denis Ogarkov, Alexander Efimov became seventh (39, 24). The victory in this kind of program won sprinters from great Britain (38, 21), the second came to the finish the French (38, 34), the third - Italians (38, 71).