Igor Kononov is a champion speedway racer from Sterlitamak, Russia who is a vice world champion, Russian champion, and European junior medalist. Speedway racing is a popular sport in Sterlitamak, especially ice racing, and Igor has become a role model for boys in the city through his racing success from a young age following in his father's footsteps in the sport. Igor aims high in his racing and is willing to take risks to achieve victory.

1. The pride and role model of all
Sterlitamak boys

2. Citizens of Sterlitamak are great sportlovers. One of the most popular kind
of sport in my city is speedway
especially ice racing.
Speedway is for strong
and brave men and
Igor Kononov is a real
star for all boys of our
city and their parents.

3. Igor is a vice world champion, a champion of Russia in individual
and team racing, a junior golden medalist of Europe.

4. Igor was born in
Sterlitamak on 26 April,
1987. Speedway is a
family tradition of the
Kononovs. Igor’s father
Aleksandr Mikhailovich
was a talented racer too.
It was he who brings his
12-year-old son to this
sport. Since then the
only aim of Igor has been
“to race and to win”.

6. “There is very serious
competition in the
championship. Of course,
everybody wants to win the race.
Sometimes I have
to risk seriously.
But I get the
result. I always
set the highest
goals.
Can it be otherwise?”

7. Now Igor is only 26. He
competes both in
summer and in winter.
We believe that his main
victories are in the
future.