CrossFit competition comes to AUCA

May 10, 2016

CrossFit is a fitness program that has become so popular CrossFit classes and competitions are no longer an uncommon sight at universities. Recently, AUCA held its own crossfit competition for its students.

Of course, at the heart of the competition was the promotion of a healthy lifestyle and regular physical activity.

An enormous crowd turned out to watch the 10 girls and 13 guys go head-to-head in the athletic competition. Students watching from the edges of the second, third, and fourth floors made it seem like the whole university community was watching the competitors.

The key stipulation for the participants was that they were not CrossFit professionals. As a result, all the contestants were amateurs, wanting to test their athletic potential.

That being said, almost all the participants did some sort of sport, martial art, or regular workout routine.

Each contestant had to perform three types of exercises: push-ups at a 90 degree angle; jumps from a low squat stand while touching the floor with their hands; and sit-ups, sitting up from a lying position while keeping their legs and body lifted simultaneously.

The participants had to do the exercises as much as possible within two minutes – but accuracy was first and foremost!

The audience cheered on the contestants as much as they could. It was obvious how difficult it was for athletes, but overcoming their tiredness, they kept struggling with the last of their?strength. They are real athletes!

Men’s division winners:

1st place – Aziz Bayizbekov

2nd place – Kemelbek Irsaliev

3rd place – Sultan Beyshenkulov

Women’s division winners:

1st place – Aygerim Alykulova

2nd place – Anna Sofia Anastasiadi

3rd place – Yhyval Janikulova

Winners were awarded the “Winner’s Cup” and valuable prizes.

Congratulations to all of them!

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