Borzov to be honored at international banquet

JERSEY CITY, N.J. - Valeriy Borzov, Ukraine's minister of youth and sport, president of the National Olympic Committee of Ukraine and member of the International Olympic Committee, will be a guest of honor at the Jesse Owens International Trophy Awards on February 6 at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York.

Mr. Borzov will join the world's other fastest humans, all of the 100-meter Olympic champions from 1948 to 1992. The event will mark the year of the centennial of the modern Olympic Games and the 60th anniversary of Jesse Owens winning four gold medals at the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games.

At the 1972 Munich Olympic Games, Mr. Borzov won gold medals in both the 100- and 200-meter sprints and a silver medal in the 4x100 relays. At Montreal in 1976 he won bronze medals in the 100-meter sprint and 4x100 relays. In July, in Atlanta, Minister Borzov will lead the first independent Ukrainian delegation to the modern Summer Olympic Games.

Mr. Borzov will be a guest at Ukrainian community events while in the U.S. where he will speak about the composition of the Ukrainian Olympic teams and their medal potential. His schedule is: Chicago - Friday, February 2, 7:30 p.m., Ukrainian Cultural Center, 2247 W. Chicago Ave.; Philadelphia - Saturday, February 3, guest speaker, Engineers Banquet and Ball, Hotel Atop the Bellevue; New York - Sunday, February 4, 2 p.m., Ukrainian National Home, 140 Second Ave.

Proceeds from Mr. Borzov's appearances will benefit the National Olympic Committee of Ukraine.

Copyright © The Ukrainian Weekly, January 21, 1996, No. 3, Vol. LXIV

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