Russia at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics
Russia competes at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics from 15–23 August.
A team of over 100 athletes was announced in preparation for the competition, one of the largest squads in the competition.
Selected athletes have achieved one of the competition's qualifying standards.
Yelena Isinbayeva, Tatyana Lebedeva, Yekaterina Volkova, and Olga Kaniskina are the defending champions in their respective events.
The 2008 Olympic champion Valeriy Borchin, and world record holder Gulnara Galkina- Samitova, are also competing.
Russia will be represented in all the women's events, and furthermore, only five men's events will not feature a Russian competitor.
Michael Tetzschner
Michael Christian von Tetzschner( born 9 February 1954 in Copenhagen, Denmark), commonly known as Michael Tetzschner, is a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party of Norway( Høyre).
He is the President of the Nordic Council during 2018.
Tetzschner was chairman of the City Government of Oslo from 1989 to 1992.
He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Oslo in 2009.
He grew up in Copenhagen in Denmark until he was eight years old, when he moved to his grandparents in Oslo.
He lives with politician Kristin Clemet.
Viktor Chegin
Viktor Mikhailovich Chegin( born 3 February 1962 in Bersenevka, Lyambirsky District) is a banned Russian racewalking coach.
He was responsible for training all three athletes who swept the medals at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics: Olga Kaniskina, Valeriy Borchin and Sergey Kirdyapkin.
His athletes Elena Lashmanova and Kirdyapkin won gold medals at the 2012 Summer Olympics, with Kaniskina earning a silver medal.
Current world record holders Lashmanova, Denis Nizhegorodov and Sergey Morozov are all coached by Chegin.
More than 20 of Chegin's trainees were disqualified for doping- related offenses between 2005 and 2015.
As a result, he was banned for life from all sport- related activities on 17 February 2016.
Historical results by Cheggin coached athletes continued to be disqualified into mid-2019.
Eva Moberg (orienteer)
Eva Moberg is a Swedish orienteering competitor.
She received a silver medal in the" relay event" at the 1978 World Orienteering Championships in Kongsberg, together with Karin Rabe and Kristin Cullman.
Kristin Clemet
Kristin Clemet( born 20 April 1957 in Harstad) is a Norwegian politician for Høyre, Norway's Conservative Party.
She was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Oslo in 1989, but was not re-elected in 1993.
She had previously served as a deputy representative during the term 1985 – 1989.
From 1981 to 1983, during the first cabinet Willoch, Clemet was appointed personal secretary( today known as political advisor) in the Ministry of Industry.
From 1985 to 1986, during the second cabinet Willoch, she was personal secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister.
In November 1989, during the cabinet Syse, she was Minister of Government Administration and Labour.
During this period her seat in parliament was taken by Kari Garmann.
From 2001 to 2005, when the second cabinet Bondevik held office, Clemet was Minister of Education and Research.
As Minister of Education and Research, Clemet became known for her work in carrying out" The Quality Reform( Kvalitetsreformen)" in the Norwegian university system.
Kristin Clemet graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce degree from NHH in 1981 and has a long history of public service.
She was editor- in- chief of the Conservative Party's journal" Tidens Tegn" 1993 – 1997 and vice managing director of the Confederation of Norwegian Enterprises from 1997 to 2001.
Today she is the leader of Civita, a liberal think tank based in Oslo.
Clemet lives together with party fellow Michael Tetzschner; they have two children.
Her father Fridtjov Clemet was general secretary of the Conservative Party from 1975 to 1985.
Valeriy Borchin
Valeriy Viktorovich Borchin( born 11 September 1986) is a race walker from Russia who won the 2008 Olympic gold medal and was World champion over the 20 km distance.
Din soldat
Din soldat is a song, written by Mattias Andréasson, Viktor Bolander, Albin Johnsén and Kristin Amparo and recorded by Albin Johnsén and Kristin Amparo for the 2014 EP" Din soldat EP".
Becoming a major success, the song topped the Swedish singles chart in July that year.
Viktor Chegin
Viktor Mikhailovich Chegin( born 3 February 1962 in Bersenevka, Lyambirsky District) is a banned Russian racewalking coach.
He was responsible for training all three athletes who swept the medals at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics: Olga Kaniskina, Valeriy Borchin and Sergey Kirdyapkin.
His athletes Elena Lashmanova and Kirdyapkin won gold medals at the 2012 Summer Olympics, with Kaniskina earning a silver medal.
Current world record holders Lashmanova, Denis Nizhegorodov and Sergey Morozov are all coached by Chegin.
More than 20 of Chegin's trainees were disqualified for doping- related offenses between 2005 and 2015.
As a result, he was banned for life from all sport- related activities on 17 February 2016.
Historical results by Cheggin coached athletes continued to be disqualified into mid-2019.
2011 IAAF Race Walking Challenge
The 2011 IAAF Race Walking Challenge was the 9th edition of the annual international race walking competition organised by the International Association of Athletics Federations( IAAF).
Ten meetings were scheduled for the competition: the race walk events at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics, five IAAF permit meetings, and four area permit meetings.
Athletes who gained enough points from competing at these meetings were entered into the IAAF Race Walking Challenge Final, where they competed for a total pot of US$ 200,000 in prize money.
Reigning Olympic champions Valeriy Borchin and Olga Kaniskina won the final race and the series.
Anne Lundmark
Anne Lundmark is a Swedish orienteering competitor.
She is Relay World Champion from 1976, as a member of the Swedish winning team.
She won a bronze medal in the individual contest at the 1976 World Orienteering Championships, behind Liisa Veijalainen and Kristin Cullman.

Question: Do Valeriy Borchin and Kristin Clemet have the same nationality?
Answer: no