The World Summer Universiade concluded in Germany on Sunday, July 27. This was reported by 'Glavkom'.
On the final day of the competitions, the Ukrainian team won another award - a bronze. It was won by Mykola Rushchak from Sumy in the 20-kilometer race walk. Ukraine ranked 14th in the overall medal standings. In total, our athletes won 12 medals: 4 gold, 3 silver, and 5 bronze.
Mykola Rushchak shared his emotions about his biggest success in his career: 'This is the highest international medal I have - it's the first one. Two seconds separated me from second place.'
Viktoriya Baranovska, who competed in the triple jump final, noted: 'The atmosphere here, the arena, the base is really cool, and the organization is also great. With each passing day, you start to love these competitions and they somehow charge you up.'
Danylo Binder celebrated his international debut in rowing at the Universiade: 'The first race at the international level on the water, so we will try to prepare better for the next race.'
Overall look at the tournament
Over two weeks, student-athletes from 55 countries competed for the medals of the 2025 Universiade. The top three eventually consisted of teams from Japan, China, and the USA.
It is worth noting that Ukraine entered the top 10 of the overall medal standings of the European Youth Olympic Festival, finishing in 10th place. The Ukrainian team has: 5 gold, 8 silver, and 10 bronze medals. This is the second most successful performance by Ukraine in the history of participation in the Festivals since 1993! The 'blue and yellow' team won more medals only in 2019 - then there were 25 awards.
During the World Summer Universiade, Ukrainian athletes showed high results and won numerous awards, taking a worthy place in the overall standings. Not only the sports achievements but also the positive emotions from participating in such large-scale competitions will be remembered by young Ukrainian athletes for a long time.