Chernovolenko Anastasia Merkushin recognized as the best athlete of Ukraine in December
national Olympic Committee called the biathlete Anastasia Merkushin best athlete of the month in Ukraine at the end of December. Her personal mentors and parents Irina and Oleg Merkusii were the best coaches of the month, - informs the official website of the NOC. "The high recognition of the 21-year-old biathlete has achieved thanks to the excellent performance at the world Cup in Slovenian Pokljuka. In the relay race together with colleagues in the national team Irina Varvynets, Yulia Jimei and Elena Pidhrushna, Anastasia, who fled at the last stage, took the third place on the podium," said the National Olympic Committee. For Merkushino successful were that week, which ended the "bronze" race. The coaching staff decided to call her to the competition of the biathlon elite after the young athlete won two competitions, less prestigious Cup of the International biathlon Union in Italian Rdnew. Merkushina won first in the single mixed relay, together with Brendan, and subsequently won the sprint. Its advantage over the rivals was so compelling that Anastasia probably would have won in the pursuit, but the coaches asked her to overcome a few hundred kilometers between Rdau and Pokljuka, to help the main team to gain the best from the beginning of the season result. We add that the master of sports of Ukraine of international class in biathlon, silver medalist of world championship among juniors, the bronze prize-winner of competitions for the world Cup Anastasiya Merkushyna was recognized as the best athlete of the year in the annual ceremony "Heroes of sports year Ternopil-2016". The honorary title of laureate in the nomination "the Best sportswoman of the year-2016" with Anastasia also shared by biathlete Olena Pidhrushna and fencer Elena Krivitskaya. And the winner in the category "coach of the year - 2016" became the honoured coach of Ukraine in biathlon, the coach of the FSO "Dynamo" biathlon Irina Merkushina. This was reported in the Ternopil regional state administrationÏåðåâåäåíî ñåðâèñîì "ßíäåêñ.Ïåðåâîä÷èê": translate.yandex.ru.
Source: http://uzinform.com.ua/
