Ka cika wannan jumla: Borzakovskiy ya yi nasara na farko a duniya sa'ad da ya yi nasara a gasar tsere ta Turai a shekara ta 2000 sa'ad da yake ɗan shekara 18 kawai. A Wasannin Olympics na 2000 ya kai wasan karshe na mita 800, inda ya gama na shida. A shekara ta 2001 ya lashe gasar cin kofin duniya a cikin gida sama da mita 800 amma ya yanke shawarar kada ya shiga gasar cin kofin duniya a Edmonton. A ranar 24 ga Agusta, 2001, Borzakovskiy ya buga lokaci na minti 1:42.47. Wannan ya sa a halin yanzu shi ne mutum na 10 mafi sauri a tarihi a kan wannan nesa. Bugu da kari, Borzakovskiy ya kasance mai lamba 1 a duniya a waccan shekarar. A shekara ta 2002, Borzakovskiy ya yi tseren mita 400 a
Gasar zakarun Turai a Munich amma an fitar da shi a farkon matakai. A kakar wasa ta gaba ya dauki lambar azurfa a kan mita 800 a Gasar Cin Kofin Duniya a Paris.