Volha Mazuronak and Ivan Tsikhan win Athletica Awards

Runner Volha Mazuronak and hammer-thrower Ivan Tsikhan have been presented with the 2016 Athletica Awards, BelTA has learned.

Ivan Tsikhan clinched silver at the 2016 Rio Olympics. The athlete was also presented with a commemorative badge of the Sports and Tourism Ministry for contribution to sport development in the country. Volha Mazuronak finished fifth at the 2016 Rio Games, showing one of her best time records. Olga Tarantayeva and Valery Aksianchuk were named Coaches of the Year 2016.

The U21 Athletica Award went to Pavel Seliverstau (high jump) and Hanna Malyshchyk (hammer throwing). Alexander Nosov was recognized as the best coach in the category.

A special award in the Breakthrough of the Year nomination was bestowed upon Tatsiana Khaladovich, the European champion in javelin throwing. The Belarusian Athletics Federation has instituted one more award, Character of the Year. The award went to Nikita Kolyada and Anastasia Puzakova.

The Athletica Junior Award was bestowed upon decathlete Maksim Andraloits, runner Elvira Herman and coach Viktor Myasnikov.

The Athletica Youth Award went to Viktoryia Zakharchuk (100m Hurdles) and Ihar Zhubko (400m running course). Tatsiana Khramava was elected as the best coach in the age category.

The Athletica Award is a bronze statuette instituted by the Belarusian Athletics Federation in 2014.

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