First to break the record was Fyodor Ivanov who shattered the Russian record in the Men's 400m Hurdles (Photos: Media India Group/Garima Sharma)
Day 3 of the Russian Athletics Championships 2025 being held at Kazan saw an intense and action-packed schedule that began early on Saturday morning and concluded with multiple awarding ceremonies in the evening.
The highlight of the day was that finally, on the third day of the national championships, two Russian athletes stepped up their performances to break existing national records.
Fyodor Ivanov
First to break the record was Fyodor Ivanov who shattered the Russian record in the Men’s 400m Hurdles, clocking an exceptional 47.94 seconds to surpass Denis Kudryavtsev’s previous record of 48.05 seconds.
“It is an unusual feeling and took a long time for me to get here and create this fantastic record. But I had been expecting it for sure today before the competition,” Ivanov told Media India Group after his win.
Soon afterwards, another long-standing track record was broken when Nikitin Vladimir set a new national record in the Men’s 10,000m with a time of 27:48.30, trimming down Sergey Ivanov’s 2008 record, though still some distance away from the world record set by Joshua Cheptegei.
Nikitin Vladimir
“My motivation was to break the Russian record and I feel that I am more comfortable in 10,000m than 5000m,” Vladimir told Media India Group after setting the new record.
Earlier, the day kicked off with the Women’s Pole Vault qualification rounds, setting the tone for a diverse lineup of contests on the track and in the field. The morning session also featured Men’s High Jump and Women’s Hammer Throw qualifying rounds, alongside the Women’s Long Jump segment of the Heptathlon.
Later in the morning, the schedule included Women’s 200m and men’s 200m preliminary races as well as the qualifiers for Heptathlon Javelin Throw and Men’s Hammer Throw.
The night session began with a performance by cheerleaders, energising the crowd before official proceedings resumed with the awarding ceremony for the Women’s 10,000m Race Walk.
The Men’s Discus Throw final ran concurrently, displaying powerful performances in the throwing sector. Aleksey Khudyakov bagged the 1st position with a distance of 62.83m, but almost 13 m behind Lithuanian athlete Mykolas Alekna’s World Record performance of 75.56m.
The Women’s High Jump final also captivated spectators and Mariya Kochanova won the competition with 1.94m, somewhere close to the World Record of 2.10m set by Yaroslava Mahuchikh of Ukraine.
Women’s High Jump final also captivated spectators
Among standout performances, Emiliya Tangara clinched first place in the Women’s 400m Hurdles final with a time of 54.93 seconds.
Maria Ermakova claimed victory in the Women’s 10,000m race, finishing with a time of 32:24.44, closely followed by Gadelshina Albina and Dubrovskaya Lyubov who took silver and bronze medals respectively.
In sprint events, the 400m finals for both men and women showcased speed and stamina, as competitors pushed to the limits in high-stakes races.
Maksim Fedyayev bagged the 1st position in Men’s 400m with a time of 45.84 seconds, almost three seconds more than the World Record set by Wayde van Niekerk of South Africa with a time of 43.03 seconds. For the Women’s final, Poline Tkalich won the 1st position with a time of 50.52 seconds.
Awards ceremonies culminated the day’s efforts, recognising top performers across men’s and women’s disciplines including the Heptathlon, Discus Throw, and 400m Hurdles among others.
By the end of Day 3, Team Moscow had taken a commanding lead in the tournament with six gold medals, reflecting their dominance across a range of track and field disciplines.