5 March 2013

Belarusian athletes took 4 medals (2 silver and 2 bronze ones) at the European Indoor Championships in Goterborg, Sweden, reports a BelTA correspondent.

Yana Maksimova took the 2nd place in pentathlon competitions with 4658 points. In the final heat of 60m hurdles Belarusian athlete Alina Talay finished second with the result of 7, 94 sec. (personal best). In Women’s shot put competitions Alena Kapets showed the result of 18m 85 cm and got a bronze medal. Maryna Arzamasava obtained the second bronze medal of the continental championships for the Belarusian national team at the 800m distance with the result of 2min 01,21 sec.

All in all 26 sets of medals were on the line in Goterborg. 578 athletes from 47 European countries took part in this sport event.

Translated by Olga Salei


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