11/06/2018   Simnas (LTU): Victories to Vasily Mizinov and Brigita Virbalyte-Dimsiene






This year the athletes who had gone to compete in Alythus also had the opportunity to try the next day on a short test on the distance of 5km.

 
The Lithuanian organizers had in fact scheduled an International Meeting in Simnas, a small city with less than 2,000 inhabitants located 23 km west of Alythus.
 
Competitions on shorter distances for youth categories from U12 to U16 and races on 5km for U18, U20 and senior.
 
 
5km men
 
Christopher Linke (GER) the winner of the 20km of Alythus was absent.
 
Victory to Vasily Mizinov (ANA) with the time of 19:22
Second place to Alexandros Papamichail (GRE) in 19:31
Third place to Ivan Losev (UKR) in 19:36
 
Nineteen athletes at the start of which 15 complete the race, 2 DNF and 2 DQ
 
 

 

 
 
5km women
 
Race almost a photocopy of the previous day, with only one small variation concerning the second place but has always gone to an athlete of Greece.
 
Victory to Brigita Virbalyte-Dimsiene (LTU) in 21:44
Second place to Panagiota Tsinopoulou (GRE) in 21:59
Third place to Zivilé Vaiciukeviciute (LTU) in 22:20
 
 
 

 

 
 
The U20 and U18 races
 
5km men U18
 
Victory to Arnoldas Liutinskis (LTU) in 23:50
Second place to Domantas Gruzdys (LTU) in 25:31
Third place to Sergei Sannikov (EST) in 26.09
 
 
5km men U20
 
Victory to Diego Chirivì (ITA) in 21:14
Second place to David Kenny (IRL) in 21:56
Third place to Ruslan Sergatsjov (EST) in 23:19
 
 
5km women U18
 
Victory to Maria Seferiadi (GRE) in 24:42
Second place to Jekaterina Mirotvortseva (EST) in 24:48
Third place to Adrija Maskauskaite (LTU) in 25.55
 
 
5km women U20
 
Victory to Ema Hacundova (SVK) in 24:36
Second place to Eva Canadi (SLO) in 27:42
Third place to Niamh O'Connor (IRL) in 28:22
 
 
 
(photos by Frederic Bianchi - SUI)