Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Akaberekerwa muSaint Petersburg uye anomiririra kirabhu Dinamo Saint Petersburg. Akapedza ari wechinomwe pa1998 World Junior Championships. Nguva yaakawana, 1:48.91 maminitsi, yakanga iri yakanakisisa yomunhu oga. Akafambira mberi kusvika pa1:46.61 maminitsi (July 1999, Tula) uye 1:45.76 maminitsi (July 2000, Tula). Akakwikwidza pa 2000 European Indoor Championships uye 2000 Olympic Games mune zvose zviri zviviri 800 metres uye
4 x 400 metres relay pasina kusvika kumagumo. Pa 2001 European U23 Championships akahwina menduru yebronze mu relay. Akapedza wechina pa2002 European Indoor Championships nenguva ye1:45.84 maminetsi, iyo yaizoramba iri yake yemukati yepamusoro yepamusoro kwemakore mazhinji. Muna Chikunguru 2002 akaisa hupenyu hwake hwakanaka mumamita mazana mana, 46.50 masekondi akawanikwa muMoscow.