Vitebsk resident Maksim Nedasekau named Belarus's best track and field athlete of the season
The Belarusian Athletics Federation summed up the results of the 2018 season and awarded the best athletes and their coaches with the special "Athletics" prize. Awards in 13 nominations were presented in Minsk; the ceremony was held for the fifth time.
The strongest athletes in the country were recognized as Olga Mazurenok and our compatriot Maksim Nedasekau. Maksim, a silver medalist in the high jump at the 2018 European Championships, received another bronze statuette in the "Youth" nomination.
In addition to him, Elizaveta Dorts from Dokshytsy (gold in shot put at the European Junior Championships) and Aleksei Aleksandrovich from Chashniki (gold in shot put at the same tournament) took to the stage.
In the "Act of the Year" nomination, the judges recognized Alina Talay, a runner from Orsha, who competed in the final of the European Championships with a fractured foot.
The "Athletics" award was also presented to coaches from the Vitebsk region, Tatiana Nareiko and Igor Vorontsov.