Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: Borzakovskiy nwere ihe ịga nke ọma mbụ ya ná mba ndị ọzọ mgbe o meriri n'asọmpi European Indoor Championship nke afọ 2000 mgbe ọ dị nanị afọ 18. Na 2000 Summer Olympics ọ ruru 800 m ikpeazụ, nke ọ bịara nke isii. N'afọ 2001 o meriri n'asọmpi World Indoor n'ihe karịrị mita 800 mana o kpebiri na ya agaghị esonye n'asọmpi World Championships na Edmonton. N'abalị iri abụọ na anọ n'ọnwa Ọgọstụ n'afọ 2001, Borzakovskiy wepụtara oge nke nkeji 1:42.47. Nke ahụ na-eme ka ọ bụrụ nwoke nke iri kachasị ọsọ n'akụkọ ihe mere eme n'ebe ahụ. Na mgbakwunye, Borzakovskiy nọ na No.1 n'ụwa n'afọ ahụ. N'afọ 2002, Borzakovskiy gbara ọsọ mita 400 na
European Championships na Munich mana ewepụrụ ya na mbido. N'oge na-eso ya, o nwetara ihe nrite ọlaọcha na 800 m na asọmpi egwuregwu ụwa na Paris.