Nyora kuenderera mberi kweiyi ndima - Akakundikana kusvika pakakwirira kudaro muna 2005 apo murairidzi wake akatanga kushanda kuFC Khimki. Nemari shomanene kana nguva nomurairidzi wake, akakurumidza zvikuru gore iroro akanga ari 2:01.78 maminitsi. Zvisinei, iye achiri akahwina wechipiri National indoor zita uye aiva semi-finalist pa 2005 European Athletics Indoor Championships uye 2005 World Championships muna Athletics. Gore rakatevera murairidzi wake akatamira kuFC Krasnodar uye akafambazve naye. Panguva ino gadziriro dzake dzokurovedza dzakanga dzichibudirira zvikuru. Mumwaka we indoor akakunda musangano weSparkassen Cup uye aive semi-finalist pa2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships. Kuvhura kwake panze kwemaminitsi 1:57.34 kwakanga kuri kukurumidza kwake gore iroro. Akanga ari mumwe wevakarumbidzwa pa2006 European Cup
, asi akadonha munhangemutange uye akaendeswa kuchipatara nezvironda zvokunze. Akamhanya zvakanaka pa2006 European Athletics Championships, asi aive akachengetedza mumatanho ake nekuda kwekudonha kwake kwekare: kusarudza kusamhanya munzira yakamanikana, akapedzisira arasikirwa nemenduru uye ongororo yakazotevera yakaratidza kuti akanga afukidza 817 m panguva yemakwikwi. Mwaka wake wakaguma nenzvimbo yechitanhatu mu2006 IAAF World Athletics Final.