On June 29-30, 2024, the Sky Camp Bo'stonliq 2024 mountain sports festival, part of the Samarkand Marathon series of international charity races, was held in the Bostanlik district.The two-day sports festival had a rich program. Participants and guests of the festival enjoyed mountain road cycling, trail runs of 10 and 20 km, skyrunning, running, yoga and meditation, and plogging. The first day concluded with a grand concert by the band Tesla Boy. All events took place against the backdrop of the incredible nature and views of Amirsoy.
"We are delighted to see such a large number of participants and guests who came to enjoy the unique landscapes of Amirsoy and take part in the challenging races we prepared this year. Sky Camp Bo'stonliq 2024 not only promotes a healthy lifestyle but also fosters the popularization of active recreation and environmental awareness. We hope that Sky Camp will attract more participants from around the world", said Mirhan Sagitov, curator of the Samarkand Marathon charity race series.
Results:
- Sky Camp BIKE — The winner in the mountain road cycling race at a distance of 13.5 km with an elevation gain of 691 m among men with a time of 38:14.4 was TIMUR KORESHKOV, and the winner among women with a time of 47:30.1 was KRISTINA IVANOVA.
- Sky Camp TRAIL — The winner among men in the 10 km trail run with an elevation gain of 619 m was MAMEDOV VLADISLAV with a time of 52:36, and among women with a time of 1:03:08 was KHMELEVSKAYA Marina. In the 20 km trail run with an elevation gain of 1239 m, the winner among men was ZINUROV RAFAEL with a time of 2:06:22, and among women was KAZARYAN ALBINA with a time of 2:52:06.
- Sky Camp PEAK — The winners in the skyrunning race from the lower to the upper station of Amirsoy at a distance of 4.2 km with an elevation gain of 724 m among men were TURSONOV Shakhboz and ABDURAKHMONOV Shakhrom with times of 38:42.2 and 38:42.3, finishing hand in hand; among women was KHMELEVSKAYA Marina with a time of 43:50.8.
Also, the winners of the overall standings among men and women in the PEAK distance set a new record, surpassing the previous one set in 2021.
ZEN run participants were not awarded by category but received commemorative medals for their participation in Sky Camp Bo'stonliq 2024.
The Sky Camp TRAIL course was certified by the International Trail Running Association (ITRA), making it the first course in Uzbekistan where participants earned an ITRA point.
A large number of participants supported the environmental initiative — plogging. It took place on both days of Sky Camp Bo'stonliq 2024. Understanding the importance of leaving nature in its pristine state, guests of the mountain sports festival joined the run while collecting litter. On the second day of the event, the number of participants tripled.
On June 29, after the main program, a concert by the band Tesla Boy took place. Anton Sevidov and his project Tesla Boy played their stylish electro-pop for the guests and participants of Sky Camp Bo'stonliq 2024.
Organizer: Uzbekistan Art and Culture Development Foundation.
General partners of the race: Ministry of Sports, Hokimiyat of Tashkent region.