Navigation
Vol. 14 №2 (2026)

Article

ANALYSIS OF THE DYNAMICS OF CHANGES IN THE REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS OF THE EVSK IN SPRING RUNNING (0.92 Mb, pdf) Read
Authors:
Sidorenko Alexander Sergeevich
Keywords:
athletics
sprinting
USSR and RF EVSK standards
Annotation:

Purpose of the work was to determine the main trends in the change of regulatory requirements of the highest and mass categories of the Unified All-Union/All-Russian Sports Classification in sprinting for men and women. 

Research methods. The study was conducted based on the regulatory requirements of the Unified All-Union/All-Russian Sports Classification in the period 1943 to 2025. The requirements for obtaining the titles of Master of Sports of International Class and Master of Sports of the USSR/RF, I and III adult categories in men and women 100 m and 200 m sprint.

Research results. In the studied types of sprint running, the standards for MS, I and III categories steadily increased until 1960-64, then the MS standard stabilized. The MSMK standard, introduced in 1965, slightly increased during the first 3 cycles in 1968-1976, then stabilized. For I and III mass categories, the standards began to steadily decrease from the mid-60s, with a steeper decline curve for women. At the same time, for both men and women, the standards for III decrease to a greater extent than for I category.

Conclusion. In the 100 m and 200 m sprints, each year there are increasing gaps in the requirements of the highest and mass categories of the EVSK. The systematic reduction in the normative requirements of the mass categories of the EVSK is an obvious indirect sign of problems with the development of the quality of speed and the implementation of speed abilities in the preparation of domestic sprinters at the initial stage of training.

Bibliography:

  1. Archive of the EVSK 2006-2025 / Ministry of Sports of the Russian Federation. Available at: http://www.minsport.gov.ru/sport/high-sport/edinaya-vserossiyska (date of access: 10/17/2025).

  2. Germanov, G.N., Korolkov, A.N., Tsukanova, E.G., et al. [Validity of standards in the Unified All-Russian Sports Classification: on the analysis of ranks in the 400 m hurdles for women].  Physical Culture and Health. 2016. No. 1(56). P. 15-20. (In Russ.).

  3. EVSK 1961-2004 / Archive of the journal Track and Field 1961-2002. (In Russ.).

  4. Track and Field: Encyclopedia. In 2 volumes. / VB Zelichenko, VN Spichkov, VL Shteynbach. T. 2. M.: Chelovek, 2013. 832 p. (In Russ.).

  5. Sidorenko, A.S. [Analysis of the Success of Participation of Domestic Track and Field Athletes in the Olympic Games and World Championships]. Scientific Notes of P.F. Lesgaft University. 2023. No. 4 (218). P. 374-376. (In Russ.).

  6. Sidorenko, A.S. [Teaching university students the technique of sprint running based on the methodology for improving the intra-cycle structure of the running step] Abstract of a dissertation for the degree of candidate of pedagogical sciences. St. Petersburg, 2003. 24 p. (In Russ.).

  7. Sidorenko, A.S. [Efficiency of independent training of students in short-distance running]. Physical education, sports and health in modern society: Collection of scientific articles of the International scientific and practical conference, Voronezh: Publishing and printing center "Scientific book", 2024. P. 249-253. (In Russ.).

  8. Chesnokov, N.N., Sabitov R.R. [Problems of fulfilling the rank standards in athletics and changing the requirements of the EVSK]. Physical Education and Sport: Integration of Science and Practice: Proceedings of the XIII International Scientific and Practical Conference, Stavropol: Publishing House of the North Caucasus Federal University, 2016. P. 153-154. (In Russ.).

See also