Znamensky Memorial, Zhukovsky, 26.06.2010

Zhukovsky is the center of track and field athletics in the Moscow region. Most notable Zhukovsky-born athletes are Yuriy Borzakovskiy, Ekaterina Podkopayeva, Andrew Epishin, Dmitriy Bogdanov and others.

In 2005 a new world class athletics stadium "Meteor" was opened.

The IAAF Council has decided to include the Znamensky Memorial into the IAAF World Challenge on March 14, 2010. "The improvement of the Znamensky Memorial status is related to the holding of the 2013 IAAF World Championships in Athletics in Moscow. The Zhamensky Memorial, the 9th leg of the IAAF World Challenge, will be held in Zhukovskiy on 26 June.

World athletics stars, Prize money of 200.000 USD, trials in some events for the European Championships in Barcelona, attraction for the crowd, TV broadcast make the Znamensky Memorial one of the most important athletic event of the year.

The women's hammer throw will be held as a part of the IAAF Hammer Throw Challenge. It became known, that ex-World Champion Tatyana Lysenko will compete in the event. Her rivals are Olympic and World finalist Irina Sekacheva of Ukraine and World finalist Sultana Frizell of Canada. The meeting's organizers are waiting for other confirmation.

EVENTS

• Men's Track: 100 m, 400m, 800 m, 3000 st, 10 000 m (national)
• Men's Field:  High Jump, Triple Jump, Javelin Throw, Long Jump
  (tbc)/Paul Vault(tbc)
• Women's Track:  200 m, 800m, 1500 m, 10 000 m, 100 mH,
• Women's Field:  Long Jump, Shot Put, Hammer Throw

News

Russia's Shobukhova to return to the track at the Znamensky Memorial meeting

1 June 2010: A special women's 10000m will be held at the Znamensky Memorial meeting in Zhukovskiy on 26 June, an IAAF World Challenge meeting, and it will have extra interest as the Russian athletics federation have announced that it will be their qualifying race for this year's European Athletics Championships. ...more

2009: Winning final for Borzakovskiy

2004 Olympic Champion Yuriy Borzakovskiy finished the Znamensky Memorial in Zhukovskiy with a deafening howl of the crowd winning the men's 800m in 1:46.48. ...more

2009: Abakumova close to PB

Beijing silver medalist Mariya Abakumova won the women's javelin throw achieving 64.32 at the Znamensky Memorial in Zhukovskiy. She needed only 17cm to reach her PB. ...more

Znamensky Memorial included into IAAF World Challenge

"The improvement of the Znamensky Memorial status is related to the holding of the 2013 IAAF World Championships in Athletics in Moscow. No doubt, more organizational and financial resources will be needed", said Valentin Balakhnichov, the Russian Athletic Federation President and a member of the IAAF Council. ...more

2009: Krivoshapka and Svechkar win 400m

Antonina Krivoshapka won the women's 400m with a great advantage over her rivals at the Znamensky Memorial in Zhukovskiy today....more

Results 2009

• Znamensky Memorial

General information (Geography)

Zhukovsky (Russian: Жуко́вский) is a city in Moscow Oblast, Russia, located on the Moskva River, 40 km southeast of Moscow. The urban-type settlement of Stakhanovo was founded in 1935 from the dacha settlement Otdykh (literally, "Relaxation"). It was named after Alexey Stakhanov - a famous miner in the Soviet Union. Later in 1947 received the town status and renamed to Zhukovsky after the pioneer of aero- and hydrodynamics Nikolai Zhukovsky.
Area 31.86 km2 (12.3 sq mi)[citation needed] Population (2002 Census) 101,328 inhabitants[1] - Rank 161st - Density 3,180 /km2 (8,200/sq mi)[2] Time zone MSK/MSD (UTC+3/+4).

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