Athlete Ekaterina Ivonina exceeded the Olympic standard in the 3,000m steeplechase final at the Russian Championships in Yekaterinburg.
Ivonina showed a result of 9 minutes 21.58 seconds. The Olympic standard is 9:23.00. Athletes who meet the Olympic standards in competitions receive one million rubles.
The Russian Championship takes place from August 15 to 18 in Yekaterinburg. Watch the live broadcast of the competition on the channel and the matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru websites.
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Source : MatchTV
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