The Ukrainian team won 20 medals at the European Sumo Championship
The Ukrainian team under 18 years won a total of 20 medals at the European Sumo Championship in Tallinn (Estonia), reports 'Glavkom'.
Gold: Semen Makarov (up to 100 kg); Maria Tit (up to 60 kg); Myroslav Cherkas (up to 55 kg); Viktoriya Kanchiy (absolute weight category).
Silver: Viktoriya Kanchiy (up to 75 kg); Daniil Gerasimov (over 100 kg); Denys Binkovskyi (up to 90 kg); Angelina Onopriychuk (up to 55 kg); Yuriy Papushoy (up to 60 kg); Nikita Zholobko (up to 55 kg); Daniil Gerasimov, Ivan Kyryliuk, Semen Makarov, Tymofiy Kovalenko (team competitions, men).
Bronze: Vsevolod Kozyrev (over 100 kg); Valeriya Izhakivska (up to 75 kg); Matviy Brodatskyi (up to 90 kg); Nikita Savchenko (up to 80 kg); Ivan Kyryliuk (up to 80 kg); Ivan Hekalo (up to 60 kg); Viktoriya Vasylieva (up to 50 kg); Semen Makarov (absolute weight category); Viktoriya Kanchiy, Maria Tit, Angelina Onopriychuk, Valeriya Izhakivska (team competitions, women).
The final score allowed Ukraine to enter the top 10 of the overall medal standings of the European Youth Olympic Festival, taking 10th place among the participants. Our team's tally includes 5 gold, 8 silver, and 10 bronze medals.
Successful performance at the Festivals
This is already Ukraine's second most successful performance at the Festivals since 1993! The record for the number of medals was set by the Ukrainian team in 2019, when it won 25 awards.
This time the best sport was judo, where Ukrainian athletes won six medals, including bronze in the team tournament. Our athletes also distinguished themselves in swimming, athletics, taekwondo, shooting, rhythmic gymnastics, and table tennis.
Successful performances at various competitions are an important achievement for Ukrainian sports, confirming the high level of training of our athletes and their desire to win on the international stage.