1995 Russian Indoor Athletics Championships
The 1995 Russian Indoor Athletics Championships (russian: Чемпионат России по лёгкой атлетике в помещении 1995) was the 4th edition of the national championship in indoor track and field for Russia. It was held on 24–26 February at the WGAFC Indoor Stadium in Volgograd. A total of 26 events (13 for men and 13 for women) were contested over the two-day competition. The racewalking events for men and women were dropped from the programme and ceased to be a regular part of the championships thereafter. Championships In the winter of 1995, Russian championships were also held in the following disciplines: *3–4 February — Russian Combined Events Indoor Championships ( Chelyabinsk) *4–5 February – Russian 24-Hour Run Indoor Championships ( Podolsk) Results Men Women * Larisa Peleshenko, the original winner of the women's shot put with a mark of 19.52 m, was subsequently disqualified as she failed a drug test prior to the ...
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Volgograd
Volgograd ( rus, Волгогра́д, a=ru-Volgograd.ogg, p=vəɫɡɐˈɡrat), geographical renaming, formerly Tsaritsyn (russian: Цари́цын, Tsarítsyn, label=none; ) (1589–1925), and Stalingrad (russian: Сталингра́д, Stalingrád, label=none; ) (1925–1961), is the largest city and the administrative centre of Volgograd Oblast, Russia. The city lies on the western bank of the Volga, covering an area of , with a population of slightly over 1 million residents. Volgograd is the List of cities and towns in Russia by population, sixteenth-largest city by population size in Russia, the second-largest city of the Southern Federal District, and the Volga#Biggest cities on the shores of the Volga, fourth-largest city on the Volga. The city was founded as the fortress of ''Tsaritsyn'' in 1589. By the nineteenth century, Tsaritsyn had become an important river-port and commercial centre, leading to its population to grow rapidly. In November 1917, at the start of th ...
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