ANDREAS ANDREOU
(AEA Envoy)
The successes of Cyprus within the World Center College (ISF K18) held in Bahrain continued on the second day (26/10) of the video games. Three of our athletes gained medals (one gold and two bronze), filling all the Cypriot delegation with pleasure.
Now, our tally within the video games is one gold and three bronze medals.
Marina Azinou gained the gold medal in judo and Sarkis Andranik Asjian (triple leap) and Alexandros Gamraoui (hammer throw) the bronze in athletics. Three very massive successes, which had been additionally mixed with different optimistic performances in last competitions.
JUDO
Marina Azinou climbed to the very best step of the rostrum in Judo within the -57Kg class. The 17-year-old athlete was unbeatable and with out leaving room for any of her opponents, she achieved her massive objective.
In fifth place was Stefanos Lazaridis (-73Kg), who reached the bronze medal match, however within the particulars he couldn’t turn into the third judo athlete to win a medal.
TRACK
Two bronze medals had been the tally of athletics on Saturday afternoon (26/10) on the nation's Nationwide Stadium. Sarkis Andranik Asjian and Alexandros Gamraoui took third place in triple leap and hammer throw respectively.
First, Sarkis Andranik Asjian within the triple leap with a leap of 15.03 secured a spot on the rostrum. Our athlete chased a greater efficiency, however settled for third place.
Within the hammer throw, Alexandros Gamraoui (he was our flag bearer on the Opening Ceremony) took third place and the bronze medal with a efficiency of 70.87. In fourth place was Kyriakos Kaittanis with 68.50. It was a terrific presence in a sport the place we had double illustration.
Sorey S. Baba additionally completed fourth within the 800 meters last. Regardless of his additional effort within the last stretch, he was unable to get into the medal zone. His time was 1.55.28.
Within the top last, Kyprianos Liasis secured fifth place with a leap of two.03. Our athlete equaled his particular person file, however the truth that he handed 2.03 within the third try, left him out of the medals, since from the second place, till Thursday, the athletes had the identical leap.
Within the shot put, Marina Hatzikosta was ranked sixth within the last. He dropped the bullet at 15.54.
Markos Antoniadis completed sixth within the 400 meters last with a time of 47.95. Our athlete didn’t make a very good begin, however with a counterattack, he secured a restrict for the European U20 that may happen in Finland.
Within the 200m heats, Marilisa Pittaka completed third within the heats with a time of 25.11 and certified for the semi-finals. Jasmine Kanakadi was seventh in her warmth with a time of 26.20, lacking out on the semi-final.
Lastly, Lambros Christofidis in his qualifying collection within the meters, was second with a time of twenty-two.05, securing qualification to the semi-final.
SWIMMING
Alexis Iakovidis was one breath away from a medal in swimming. Within the 50m backstroke, he completed in fifth place with a time of 26.59, one second behind the 2 bronze medalists, as that they had the identical time. His efficiency was excellent and equals the world Cypriot youth file. Whatever the participation on this occasion as nicely (there have been 63 entries) it’s thought of a hit.
Within the 200m butterfly, Ivan Kiselev had a time of two.13.48 in qualifying and completed seventeenth out of 36 athletes.
Within the 100m breaststroke, we had double illustration. Iosifina Giovanni had a time of 1.17.25, remaining in nineteenth place out of 45 athletes, and Michaeldimi Prokopiou with 1.20.71 completed in twenty eighth place.
BOXING
Spyros Velios fought however didn’t reach boxing (57Kg). Within the quarter-finals he misplaced 3-2 to the athlete from Bahrain and thus couldn’t enter the medal zone. Many complaints from the coach, Polydoros Polydorou who conveyed to us the truth that the judges had been from Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.