Baku, 5 November, . Kazakhstan’s women’s team took third place and the men’s team fifth in the team standings of the assault ladder climb on the first day of the fire and rescue sport world championships in Baku, the Emergency Ministry said.
The 21st men’s and 12th women’s world championships are being held in Baku, with participants from more than 20 countries. The first event was the assault ladder climb. Among women Russia won (41.95 seconds), Belarus was second (42.28), Kazakhstan third (43.98), Uzbekistan fourth (44.99) and Mongolia fifth (53.56). Among men Kazakhstan clocked 87.42 seconds: ahead were Russia (79.26), Belarus (81.88), Uzbekistan (84.74) and China (85.02).
In numbers, by the editors’ calculation, the women’s team was 1.70 seconds behind second place and 2.03 seconds behind the winner. The men were 8.16 seconds behind the winner and 2.40 seconds behind fourth place. The competition continues: on the second day the athletes will run the 100-metre obstacle course.
What it means: The first day’s result is one event out of several, so it does not decide the final places: the women’s team is on the podium, the men’s team in the middle of the table.
What we know now: The team standings are shown only for the assault ladder climb. The results of the following events and of the overall standings are not given in the report; the ministry wished the athletes successful starts.
Background: Fire and rescue sport is a sport in which participants perform firefighter and rescuer tasks against the clock: the assault ladder climb, the obstacle course, combat deployment. The team standings show the result of the whole team in an event.
