1. A Cyclist from Chuvashia

2. Biography
Kalentyeva Irina
was born on November
10, 1977
in the village of
Norvash-Shigali
Batyrevsky
district, Сhuvashia.

3. Her sport life
She is a famous cyclist,
serving in the discipline
of cross country.
Honored Master of Sports
of Russia in mountain
bike.

4. How it begins
One day, a sports professor Vladimir
Krasnov from the local university in
Cheboksary, came to her school. He
was looking for talented cyclists and
offered a grant. Irina applied, and
won it! It meant that at the age of 14,
she had to leave her family and move
to Cheboksary, 150km away. It
wasn’t easy, but finally she was able
to concentrate on riding.

5. Awards and honors
Honored Master of Sports of Russia
Medal of the Order "For Services to the Motherland»
II degree - For his contribution to the development of physical
culture and sports, high athletic achievements at the Games of
the XXIX Olympiad in Beijing in 2008 (2009)

6. The used resources
velorama.ru
ru.wikipedia.org
irina-kalentieva.com