Today, on 6 December 2024, the Belarusian capital hosted the first game day of the International Competitions in memory of the Minister of Sports and Tourism, the first President of the National Olympic Committee of Belarus Uladzimir Ryzhenkov. The competition features boys' and girls' teams under 16 years old, with participation from eight teams representing Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, and Russia.
The opening ceremony was attended by Aliaksandr Baraulya – Deputy Minister of Sports and Tourism of the Republic of Belarus, Nastassia Marynina – Secretary-General and Executive Director of the Belarusian Basketball Federation, Andrei Barbashynski – Director of the Republican State School of the Olympic Reserve (RGUOR) and Olympic handball champion.
"The formation of national teams has always been a priority for the Belarusian Basketball Federation, and together with the Ministry of Sports and Tourism and the National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Belarus, we have been working for many years to ensure the flow of young talent into the senior national teams never runs dry," Marynina said. – "The Ryzhenkov memorial tournament is attended by boys born in 2009, technically a year younger than the designated U-16 category. This U-15 team has been training at the Republican State School of Olympic Reserve for three years now. The girls' national team comprises athletes from the Grodno State School of Olympic Reserve, reinforced by basketball players from the Minsk-based RGUOR. Given the sanctions, we are fortunate that basketball remains the only team sport in Belarus that can host competitions with foreign participants. Teams from Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan are always eager to visit us. This is incredibly valuable as it allows us to assess our athletes' performance against international teams. We are grateful to the Russian Basketball Federation for sending three teams here. There will be plenty of exciting matches. We are developing, working hard, and despite all restrictions, our goal is to stay active and form strong national teams across age categories".
Eight teams are participating in the event: the U-16 boys from Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, and Krasnodar's "Lokomotiv-Kuban", while the girls' category is represented by teams from Azerbaijan, Belarus, and Russian teams "Samara" (Sports School No. 13) and "Mytishchi" (Basketball Sports School).
GIRLS
BELARUS U-16 VS AZERBAIJAN U-16
91:27
Belarus U-16, head coach – Victorya Datsun
The starting five: Marta Halavach, Lizaveta Saboida, Daryia Hryhut, Ulyana Palei, Ulyana Zhukevich.
Azerbaijan U-16, head coach – Evren Alkaya
The starting five are Sofia Karimova, Aylin Akberzade, Ayan Aslan, Aylin Niftalieva, Vanesa Chokarova.
The result of the game – 91:27 (25:8, 29:4, 18:12, 19:3)
Top performances:
Belarus U-16: Marta Halavach (19 points, 1 rebound, 3 assists, 5 steals), Ulyana Zhukevich (15 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals), Valeryia Radzivon (14 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal, 1 blocked shot).
Azerbaijan U-16: Aylin Niftalieva (8 points, 15 rebounds), Vanesa Chokarova (8 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal), Ayan Aslan (6 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 block).
"The first match at the competition was exciting for us," said Viktoryia Datsun, head coach of the Belarusian U-16 National team. – "This was our first time playing together as a full team. We had a training camp where we worked hard on interactions to unite the players. The girls really wanted to win today, but at times they turned to individual actions out of excitement and forgot what we practiced. We'll keep improving".
MYTISHCHI VS SAMARA
65:45
Mytishchi (SSHOR basketball), head coach – Tatiana Belyaeva
Starting five: Angelina Shelestova, Svetlana Chuchuryukina, Veronika Soboleva, Maria Danilova, and Alisa Mironenko.
Samara (SSHOR No. 13), head coach – Alexey Sayapin
Starting five: Anna Kashtanova, Victoria Alcova, Milana Lukina, Ksenia Sotskova, Victoria Ruzanova.
The result of the game – 65:45 (17:13, 16:10, 18:9, 14:13)
Top performaces
Mytishchi (SSHOR basketball): Veronika Soboleva (19 points, 15 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 interception, 1 block), Svetlana Chuchuryukina (17 points, 12 rebounds, 1 assist, 7 steals), Angelina Shelestova (11 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 steals, 3 blocked shots).
Samara (SSHOR No. 13): Stefania Firsova (10 points, 2 assists, 4 steals), Victoria Alcova (8 points, 9 rebounds, 1 steal), Anna Kashtanova (7 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assist, 6 steals, 1 block).
BOYS
BELARUS U-16 VS AZERBAIJAN U-16
79:21
Belarus U-16, head coach – Andrei Klemez
Starting five: Zakhar Barbashynski, Oleh Saley, Uladzislau Satyrau, Yaraslau Hests, Illia Baranau.
Azerbaijan U-16, head coach – Alberto Blanco
Starting five: Azer Ibragimov, Osman Ashurbekov, Yunis Ganjaliyev, Sadikh Aliyev, Tunar Hajizade.
The result of the match – 79:21 (19:3, 23:5, 17:11, 20:2)
Top performances
Belarus U-16: Anton Paznyak (15 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block), Zakhar Barbashynski (11 points, 2 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal), Kiryl Kets (8 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists).
Azerbaijan U-16: Azer Ibrahimov (7 points, 4 rebounds, 2 steals), Tunar Hajizadeh (3 points, 5 rebounds, 1 steals), Osman Ashurbekov (3 points, 2 assists).
"The boys were very nervous, and we were seriously focused on the competition," said Andrei Klemez, head coach of the Belarusian U16 National team. – "I'm glad that the guys managed to control their emotions and played hard."
LOKOMOTIV-KUBAN U-16 VS KYRGYZSTAN U-16
61:54
Lokomotiv-Kuban U-16, head coach – Vladislav Pavlenko
Starting five: Anatoly Panenkov, Vladimir Savin, Dmitry Krasnyakov, Pavel Nightshade, Roman Vorsulev.
Kyrgyzstan U-16, head coach – Evgeny Pekhov
Starting five: Nurkamil Asylbekov, Erdian Zhyldyzbekov, Aziz Usmanov, Abdullah Madaminov, Ruslan Dzhumabekovich.
The result of the game – 61:54 (9:13, 10:20, 15:12, 27:9)
Top performances
Lokomotiv-Kuban U-16: Roman Vorsulev (18 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 steals, 2 blocked shots), Dmitry Krasnyakov (13 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals), Anatoly Panenkov (12 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 interception).
Kyrgyzstan U-16: Erdian Zhyldyzbekov (20 points, 9 rebounds, 2 steals), Arsen Zuirov (8 points, 4 rebounds, 1 interception), Atai Tashbekov (8 points).
Getting acquainted with the schedule for Saturday:
December 7
12.00 Azerbaijan – Samara (SSHOR No. 13) – girls
14.15 Azerbaijan – Lokomotiv-Kuban – boys
16.30 Mytishchi (SSHOR Basketball) – Belarus – girls
18.45 Kyrgyzstan – Belarus – boys
The tournament takes place from 6 to 8 December 2024 in the capital's sports complex of the Republican State School of the Olympic Reserve (51B Filimonov St., Minsk).
The final game day matches involving Belarusian teams will be broadcast on "Belarus 5" and "Belarus 5. Internet," and viewers can also follow the games on the "SPORT5.by" internet portal.
The Belarusian Basketball Federation and the sports Internet portal "SPORT-TV.BY " live broadcasts of the games of all three competition days are being organized.
For reference:
The tournament was established in 1996 by the decision of the Government of the Republic of Belarus in order to perpetuate the memory of Vladimir Ryzhenkov, who in his short but eventful life put a lot of effort into the development of physical culture, sports and the Olympic movement in the country.
Vladimir Ryzhenkov (11 September 1945, Dobrush, Gomel region – 12 December 1996, Minsk). In 1972, he graduated from the Belarusian State Institute of Physical Culture, after which he first stayed there to teach, and later worked on the Komsomol and trade union lines. He graduated from the Minsk Higher Party School. Since 1978, worked as Deputy Chairman of the Central Council of the rural Voluntary Sports Society "Urozhai", since 1979 – Head of the Department of Physical Education of the Committee on Physical Culture and Sports under the Council of Ministers of the Byelorussian SSR, since 1982 – instructor, head of the physical culture and Sports Sector of the Department of Administrative Bodies of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. In July 1990, Ryzhenkov became the head of the State Committee for Physical Culture and Sports of the Byelorussian SSR. After the collapse of the USSR, when the National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Belarus was established, he became its first president. Since 1993, he has worked as the head of the Department of Physical Culture (on a voluntary basis) at the Academy of Management under the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Belarus. From 20 November 1995 to 12 December 1996, he was the Minister of Sports and Tourism of the Republic of Belarus. He died suddenly on 12 December 1996.
For his services to the Fatherland, Vladimir was awarded the titles of "Honored Worker of Physical Culture and Sports", "Honored Coach of the BSSR", awarded a diploma of the Supreme Council of the BSSR, a prize and a commemorative medal of the International Olympic Committee.
Maksim Ryzhenkov told “Zvyazda” about his famous father and his contribution to Russian sports – you can read here.
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