At the Russian Athletics Team Championship, held in Adler, two athletes at once, Igor Obraztsov and Yaroslav Tkalich, became winners at a distance of 100 meters, showing an absolutely identical result – 10.40 seconds .
This situation, even for the Russian sprint, is so unique that no one could even remember if there had been such a thing in the foreseeable past. In addition, the question of the prize money immediately arose. Race favorite Obraztsov answered questions from after the finish.
– Do you remember when you ran in a hundredth of a second for 100 meters with someone?
“It seems to be in the youth championship, a long time ago they gave us once with Dmitry Sychev, but I don’t remember any other cases,” Obraztsov told .
We had the feeling that Tkalich was a bit ahead. But it turned out that he was not in a hurry, refined, threw the body forward. For the first start, the result is not bad. There are a lot of competitions this season, so there is a lot to add and work on the last meters of the distance.
– Here for the victory, the prize money is 50,000 rubles, will you share it with Yaroslav?
“I hope not, that everyone will have fifty. The main thing is that they give it right away, otherwise I still haven’t received a cash prize since the Russian winter. Usually they ask for details and a transfer, but nobody was interested so far.
– Worried that this season it will definitely not work to go to international competitions?
– To be honest, I’m already so used to it that I don’t care. Well, jumping off the fifth floor, banging your head against the wall? It’s like that.
– The competition by correspondence is not an option?
– I always want to race with fast guys, compare myself to them. And in absentia, for many years I have compared myself both in winter and in summer.
– Last season we came close to the result of 10.20, is there a task to exchange it?
– Yes, and last year, when I ran 10.23, I planned to exhaust myself, but I got sick and could not go to the Russian Cup, although I was wonderfully prepare. This season they did a great job, March went very well, nothing bad, there are no tapes, everything is great. I think if all goes as planned, then 10:20 will be traded.
Danila Ten of Blagoveshchensk finished third (10.48).
Source : MatchTV
