Kazakh Ekaterina Shabalina won the South Asian Triathlon Championship, held in Pokhara, Nepal, reports Khabar 24.
The competition brought together 63 athletes from Austria, Bangladesh, India, Poland and Japan. In a difficult struggle, Shabalina was able to surpass its main competitors – the Japanese, finishing with the best time of 1 hour 2 minutes and 20 seconds. Another Kazakh Nadezhda Bekmaganbetova took third place and received a bronze medal.
ARSENAL CRYSTAL PALACE DESTROYED
London “Arsenal” suffered a major defeat in the match against “Crystal Palace” in the 31st round of the English Premier League. The game, held at Selhurst Park, ended 3-0 in favor of the Eagles. In the 16th minute, the first goal of the match was scored by Jean-Philippe Mateta on an assist from Joakim Andersen. And in the middle of the first half, the wards of Patrick Vieira reinforced their advantage. Jordan Ayew scored.
Wilfrid Zaha ended the clash which, in the 74th minute, having received the right to a penalty, transformed it. Thus, “Crystal Palace” extends its invincibility in the Premier League to five matches. And, “Arsenal”, in turn, suffered the ninth defeat of the season. Mikel Arteta’s side sit fifth in the Premier League table.
AC Milan failed to beat Bologna
The fight for the championship in Italy can still intensify. Milan missed 33 shots on Bologna’s goal to score at least one goal and snatch victory in the Serie A 31st round match. chances that could lead to a goal, then in the second half the advantage of the Rossoneri was already unconditional. But, the account in this game was never opened. Having lost important points, Milan let Napoli get closer to them at a distance of one point and risk losing the leadership in the standings.
KAZAKHSTAN TENNIS PLAYERS VICTORIES OVER SOUTH KOREA
Kazakh tennis players beat South Korea in World Cup qualifiers. The first to enter the field was junior Asylzhan Arystanbekova, who lost to Kim Yo-yun in a fierce fight. Restored the balance in the confrontation Aya Nupbay, who confidently dealt with Song Ha Yun in straight sets – 6:1, 6:2. The winner was determined in the deciding third doubles match, in which Karina Dzhumadzhanova and Aya Nupbay got the better of the South Korean duo in just over an hour. 6:4, 6:1. Today, our juniors will play against the Vietnamese team.
RESULTS OF THE FIRST STAGE OF DAY BIKE DAY IN SPAIN
The annual multi-day road cycling race “Tour of the Basque Country” has started in Spain. Slovenian Primoz Roglic became the winner of the starting stage. It took him 9 minutes and 48 seconds to cover the 7.5 kilometers. The second and third digits are for Belgian Remco Evenepul and Frenchman Remy Cavagny. Stéphane de Baud was Astana’s fastest runner, crossing the finish line 31st.