August 16, 2019

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FENCING

Kharlan wins gold at World Championships

Olha Kharlan won 15-14 against Sofya Velikaya of Russia in the women’s saber finals of the World Fencing Championships in Budapest on July 15-23. This was Kharlan’s sixth world championship title in saber. She is also a two-time team champion. In the individual competition, Kharlan won 15-5 against Bianca Pascu of Romania in the semifinal, and won 15-14 in the quarterfinal against compatriot Alina Komashchuk. Ukraine’s men’s épée team won silver after losing to France in the final 37-45. In individual competition, Ihor Reizlin won bronze in men’s épée, and Olena Kryvytska won bronze in the women’s individual épée.

 

Kharlan wins gold at European Championships

Olha Kharlan won gold in women’s saber at the European Fencing Championship in Dusseldorf, Germany, on June 17-22. Kharlan won the final 15-12 against Manon Brunet of France. This is Kharlan’s eighth European championship title – six of them in the individual category and two in team competition.

 

JUDO

Liashuk wins bronze at Junior Euro Championships

Daryna Liashuk (52 kg) won bronze at the Junior European Judo Cup in Poznan, Poland, on August 3-4. In the bronze medal match, Liashuk won against Aleksandra Janeczko of Poland. Ukraine was represented by six athletes (three men, three women) and the competition attracted 179 athletes from 25 countries.

 

Ukraine tops blind Euro Championships

Ukraine won seven medals (three gold and four bronze) at the IBSA (International Blind Sports Federation) Judo European Championships in Genoa, Italy, on July 26-28. Gold medalists were Davyd Khorava (B2 66 kg), Oleksandr Nazarenko (B2 90 kg) and Inna Cherniak (B3 52 kg). Bronze medalists were Rufat Mahomedov (B3 73 kg), Dmytro Solovey (B2 81 kg), Anastasiia Harnyk (B1 +70 kg) and Liudmyla Lohatska (B3 57 kg). The tournament attracted 130 athletes from 18 countries.

 

16 medals at Veterans Euro Championships

Ukraine won 16 medals – three gold, six silver and seven bronze – at the Veteran European Championships in Gran Canaria on July 25-28. Gold medalists Kostiantyn Ananchenko (M2 81 kg), Vitalii Dudchyk (M2 90 kg) and Mykola Tereshchenko (M1 +100 kg). Silver medalists were Anton Honcharov (M1 100 kg), Viacheslav Kleshnia (M3 100 kg), Georgii Manucharian (M7 +100 kg), Nugzar Mesablishvili (M6 90 kg), Sergii Pliev (M1 73 kg) and Oleksandr Venher (M8 66 kg). Bronze medalists were Larysa Masenko (F4 70 kg), Olena Mykhalenych (F2 63 kg), Sergiy Balaban (M2 90 kg), Mykhailo Koshliak (M4 100 kg), Sergii Liplin (M2 66 kg), Sergii Sinilov (M3 73 kg). The tournament attracted 778 athletes from 35 countries.

 

Chystiakova wins gold at juniors in Prague

Natalia Chystakova (78 kg) won gold after defeating Vikcy Vershaere of Belgium at the Junior European Judo Cup in Prague on July 20-21. Anastasiia Stipina (63 kg) won silver after her lost in the final against Annabelle Winzig of Germany. Maria Bulashevuch (52 kg) won bronze after defeating Laura Hiller of Germany in the third-place match. Yevhen Vehera (100 kg) won silver after his loss in the final against Valeriy Endovitskiy of Russia, and Serhii Bilets (90 kg) won silver after his loss in the final against Ivan Dubina of Belarus. Artem Bubyr won bronze after he won the third-place match against Alexander Neihs of Germany. The tournament attracted 437 athletes from 39 countries.

 

Cherniak wins bronze in Budapest

Mariya Cherniak (48 kg) won bronze against Eva Csernoviczki of Hungary in the bronze medal match at the Judo Grand Prix in Budapest on July 13-14. Ukraine was represented by 13 athletes;  the tournament attracted 543 athletes from 81 countries.

 

Valieiev, Holoborodko win silver at Euro Cadet Cup

Mykyta Holoborodko (50 kg) and Tymur Valieiev (81 kg) won silver medals at the Cadet European Judo Cup in Warsaw on June 27-29. In the final matches, Holoborodko lost against Romain Valadier Picard of France and Valieiev lost against Ikhvan Edilsultanov of Russia.  Ukraine fielded at team of 10 male and nine female athletes. The tournament attracted 431 athletes (234 male, 197 female) from 39 countries.

 

Two silver and two bronze at junior judo cup

Artem Bubyr (81 kg) and Khrystyna Homan (+78 kg) won silver medals at the Junior European Judo Cup in Paks, Hungary on June 22-23. In the final matches, Bubyr lost against Benedek Toth of Hungary and Homan lost against Samira Bouizgarne of Germany. Dmytro Pylypenko (81 kg) and Anastasiia Antipina (63 kg) won bronze medals. In the third-place match, Pylypenko won against Alex Barto of Slovakia and Antipina won against Perrine Saint Etienne of France. Twenty-nine male and 10 female athletes represented Ukraine at the tournament that attracted 413 athletes from 28 countries.

 

POWERLIFTING

Ukraine medals at World Championships

Ukraine won medals at the World Classic Powerlifting Championships in Helsingborg, Sweden, on June 3-15. Anatolii Novopismennyi (93 kg) won gold, setting a new world record with 320 kg in the squat, 197.5 kg in the bench press and 335 kg in the deadlift for a total of 852.5 kg, setting a new world record. Kostiantyn Yezyk (105 kg) won gold in the bench press (217.5 kg). Dmytro Pavlenko (120 kg) won gold in the squat (330 kg) and finished in fourth place overall in the division (872.5 kg total). In the junior division, Dmytro Vovk (120 kg) won silver (320 kg in the squat, 240.5 kg in the bench press for a junior world record, and 310 kg in the deadlift, for a total of 870.5 kg), Rostyslav Zherebtsov (59 kg) won silver in the bench press (122.5 kg) and finished in fourth place in the weight division; Vadym Yarzhemskyi (74 kg) won silver in the bench press (172.5 kg).  In the masters division, Leonid Plotnytskiy (83 kg) won silver (237.5 in the squat, 177.5 kg in the bench press and 277.5 kg in the deadlift for a total of 692.5 kg). In the women’s sub-junior division, Daria Rusanenko (72 kg) won silver with 157.5 kg in the squat (first place), 87.5 kg in the bench press (third place), and 155 kg in the deadlift for a total of 400 kg; Kristina Lieonienko (43 kg) won bronze with 85 kg in the squat (third place) 63.5 kg in the bench press (second place) and 105 kg in the deadlift (third place) for a total of 235.5 kg; Mustafina Valeria (47 kg) won bronze with 77.5 kg in the squat, 47.5 kg in the bench press (third place) and 115 kg in the deadlift (first place) to finish with a total of 240 kg. Anita Kolesnyk (57 kg) won bronze in the squat with 117.5 kg. In the junior women’s division, Viktoria Druziaka (52 kg) won silver in the squat (130 kg) with a fourth-place finish.

 

WRESTLING

Eight medals for cadets in Sofia

Wrestlers from Ukraine won eight medals at the World Cadet Wrestling Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria, on July 29 through August 4. Mykyta Alekseev (80 kg) won gold in Greco-Roman, and Volodymyr Voytovych (51 kg) won bronze in the same division. Yulia Leskovets (61 kg) won silver and Aida Kerimova (43 kg) and Krystyna Sokolovska (57 kg) won bronze medals. Three bronze medals were won by freestyle wrestlers Denys Sahaliuk (80 kg), Mykyta Abramov (51 kg) and Viktor Tasholo (60 kg).

 

11 medals at Euro junior championships in Italy

Ukraine’s cadet wrestlers won 11 medals at the European Junior Championships on June 17-23 in Faenza, Italy. In freestyle, Mykyta Abramov (51 kg) won gold against Giorgi Gogritchiani of Georgia; Denys Sahaliuk (80 kg) won silver against Akhmedkhan Tembotov of Russia; Narek Pohosian (65 kg) won bronze against Krystian Tomasz Krupinski of Poland; and David Mchedlidze (110 kg) won bronze against Marius Uja of Moldova. In Greco-Roman: Volodymyr Voitovych (51 kg) won bronze against Kirill Chetkarev of Russia and Mykhailo Vyshnyvetskyi (110 kg) won bronze against Razmik Kurdyan of Armenia. Ukraine’s women’s wrestlers were ranked in second place in the team rankings. Aida Kerymova (43 kg) won gold against Diana Tancheva Pavlova of Bulgaria; Yuliia Leskovets (61 kg) won gold against Tatiana Kabanova of Russia; Krystyna Skolovska (57 kg) won silver against Amina Tandelova of Russia; Violetta Semchova (40 kg) won bronze against Alisa Bora of Romania; and Yevheniia Siedykh (65 kg) won bronze against Nora Luca Major of Hungary.

 

12 medals at Euro cadet championships

Kamil Kerymov (57 kg) won bronze in men’s freestyle after he defeated Niklas Stechele of Germany at the European Cadet Championships on June 3-9 in Pontevedra, Spain. Other freestyle medalists: Yurii Idzinskyi (125 kg) won silver against Saipudin Magomedov of Russia; Demid Karchenko (86 kg) won bronze against Ivan Nedalco of Moldova; and Danylo Stasiuk (97 kg) won bronze against Artur Vegh of Hungary. In Greco-Roman, Vitalii Andriiovych (82 kg) won silver against Istvan Takacs of Hungary. In women’s wrestling, Alina Akobiia (57 kg) won gold against Maryia Hulida of Belarus; Anastasiia Lavrenchuk (65 kg) won silver against Wiktoria Choluj of Poland; Mariia Vynnyk (50 kg) won bronze against Zehra Demirhan of Turkey; Veronika Ryabovolova (59 kg) won bronze against Kristina Mikhneva of Russia; Kateryna Zelenykh (62 kg) won bronze against Zhala Aliyeva of Azerbaijan; Khrystyna Maliavka (68 kg) won against Marta Ojeda Navarro of Spain; and Romana Vovchak won bronze (76 kg) against Lilly Schneider of Germany. Ukraine’s women’s wrestlers were ranked second in the team rankings.

 

SWIMMING

Team in second place at junior diving worlds

Ukraine won seven medals and finished in second place in the team standings at the FINA European Junior Diving Championships in Kyiv on August 5-11. Gold medalists included Viktoria Kesar and Stanislav Olefirchyk in mixed synchronized three-meter springboard, Sofia Lyskun and Oleksiy Sereda in synchronized 10-meter platform, and Olena Fedorova 1-meter springboard. Bronze medalists included Kesar and Anna Pysmenska in women’s synchronized 3-meter springboard. Sereda, 13,  became the youngest European champion in history when he won the 10-meter platform dive.

 

Junior finswimming championships in Egypt

Ukraine won six medals at the Junior World Finswimming Championship in Sharm-el-Sheikh, Egypt, on July 28 through August 4. Sophia Hrechko won gold in the 200-meter butterfly (1:31.77 seconds) and bronze in the 100-meter butterfly (40.87 seconds). Yevhenia Tymoshenko won silvers in the 100-meter butterfly (49.75 seconds) and the women’s 50-meter butterfly (22.69 seconds), and bronze in the 200-meter butterfly (1:49.91 seconds). Anastasiia Iziumova won bronze in the 1,500-meter butterfly (13:54.94 seconds), and Volodymyr Sushchenko won bronze in the 400-meter butterfly (3:06.31 seonds).

 

Gold medals at FINA Worlds in South Korea

Ukraine’s women’s team (Maryna Aleksiiva, Vladyslava Aleksiiva, Valeriia Aprielieva, Veronika Hryshko, Oleksandra Kovalenko, Yana Nariezhna, Kaetyna Reznik, Anastasiya Savchuk, Alina Shynkarenko and Yelyzaveta Yakhno) won gold in the team highlight event (94.5000 points) at the FINA Artistic Swimming World Aquatics Championships on July 12-28 in Gwanjiu, South Korea. Mykhailo Romanchuk won silver in the men’s 1,500-meter freestyle (14:37.63 seconds). Ukraine’s five bronze medalists were: Marta Fiedina and Anastasiya Savchuk in the women’s duet technical routine (92.5847 points) and duet free routine (94.100 points), in the team (Aleskiiva sisters, Fiedina, Nariezhna, Reznik, Savchuk, Shnykarenko and Yakhno) technical (94.4514 points) and team free routines (94.3667 points) and (Aleksiiva sisters, Aprilieva, Hryshko, Kovalenko, Nariezhna, Reznik, Savchuk, Shynkarenko and Yakhno) in the free routine combination (94.5333 points).

 

Synchronized team wins seven medals in Prague

Ukraine’s synchronized swimming team won seven medals at the European Junior Artistic Synchronized Swimming Championships in Prague on June 18-23. More than 20 countries competed. Ukraine won gold in the team technical program, and silver medals were won by Oleksandra Burdova (solo technical, 85.7347 points), Anna Nosova and Burdova in the technical duet program (86.0516 points) and in the duet free routine (87.8667 points). Burdova, Nosova, Sofiia Stulienkova, Anhelina Ovchynnikova, Olesia Derevianchenko, Daria Korneieva, Anastasiia Kulyk and Kateryna Stulienkova won silver in the team technical program (87.6098 points); Burdova, Derevianchenko, Kornieieva, Kulyk, Yevheniia Lykhman, Nosova, and the Stulienkova sisters won silver in the team free routine as well (89.0333 points). Anastasiia Soldatenkova won bronze in the solo free routine (86.9000 points). Burdova, Derevianchenko, Kornieieva, Kulyk, Lykhman, Nosova, Ovchynnikova, Valeriia Shylo and the Stulienkova sisters won bronze in the free combination free routine (88.0000 points).

 

Artistic swimmers win three medals in Barcelona

Ukraine’s women’s team won gold in the highlight competition (92.833 points) at the FINA Artistic Swimming World Series (No. 8) in Barcelona on May 31 through June 3. Other gold medals for Ukraine were won in the women’s team free combination (92.6332 points), Marta Fiedina in the solo free routine (91.7000 points), as well as Anastasiya Savchuk and Fiedina, both in the women’s duet free routine (93.1000 points) and the women’s duet technical routine (91.0077 points).  Fiedina won silver in the women’s solo technical routine (89.9790 points). Ukraine won silver in the women’s team free event (94.2333 points).

 

GYMNASTICS

Four medals at Junior Worlds in Hungary

Ukraine won four medals at the FIG Artistic Gymnastics Junior World Championships in Gyor, Hungary, on June 27-30. Nazar Chepurnyi won gold in the horizontal bar (13.700 points) and bronze in the floor exercise (13.866 points); and Volodymyr Kostiuk, Illya Kovtun and Chepurnyi won silver in the team all-around (floor, Pommel horse, rings, vault, parallel bars and horizontal bar, 159.828 points). Kovtun won bronze (tying with Takeru Kitazono of Japan) in the men’s individual all-around (80.264 points).

 

SUMMER UNIVERSIADE

Ukraine collects 20 medals at Summer Universiade

Maryna Bekh-Romanchuk won gold in the women’s long jump (6.84 meters), Olha Korsun won gold in the women’s triple jump (13.90 meters), Iryna Klymets won gold in the women’s hammer throw (71.25 meters) and Ukraine’s 4×400-meter women’s relay team (Mariia Mykolenko, Anastasiia Holienvieva, Kateryna Klymiuk and Tetiana Melnyk) also won gold at the 2019 Summer Universiade on July 3-14 in Naples, Italy. Ukraine won 20 medals – six gold, seven silver and seven bronze – and finished in 11th place. The competition attracted nearly 6,000 athletes from 118 participating countries. The tournament featured 222 sporting events in 18 sports disciplines.

In rhythmic gymnastics, Yeva Meleshchuk won gold in individual clubs, and she won two bronze medals in individual hoop and in ribbon.

Yulia Chumachenko and Iryna Herashchenko won gold and silver, respectively, in the women’s high jump (1.94 meters, 1.91 meters), Serhii Reheda won silver in the men’s hammer throw (74.27 meters), Olena Sonchuk, Mariya Filiuk and Valentyna Moyronchuk won silver in the 20-kilmeter walk team, and Hanna Antykalo (70 kg) won bronze in judo.

Ukraine’s rhythmic gymnastics team (Olena Diachenko, Viktoriia Fotiieva, Valeriya Khanina, Daria Mural and Anastasiya Voznyak) won three silver medals: in the group all-around, group five balls, and group three hoops and two clubs.

In archery, Iryna Kochyna and Polina Rodionova won bronze in the women’s recurve team event (1,252), and Rodionova and Artem Ovchynnikov won bronze in the mixed recurve team event (1,270 points).

In men’s basketball, Ukraine won a silver medal after its 63-85 loss in the gold medal final against the U.S.A.. Ukraine won 82-80 against Australia and won 82-80 against Canada in the quarterfinal. Ukraine – in Pool C with the U.S.A., Finland and China – finished in second place in the pool (to advance to the quarterfinal) with five points, having won 115-64 against China, lost 57-58 against the U.S.A., and won 72-65 against Finland.

In taekwondo, Ukraine collected two bronze medals thanks to Denys Voronovskyi (80 kg) and Irina Romoldanova (49 kg).

 

EUROPEAN YOUTH SUMMER OLYMPIC FESTIVAL

25 medals at Euro youth Olympic Festival

Ukraine’s 68 athletes won 25 medals (eight gold, seven silver and 10 bronze)  in 10 sports disciplines (artistic gymnastics, athletics, basketball, cycling, handball, judo, swimming, tennis, volleyball and wrestling) at the 2019 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival in Baku on July 21-27.

Ukraine won first place in the medal standings for gymnastics with 11 medals (six gold, four silver and one bronze). Ukraine’s boys’ gymnastics team (Nazar Chepurnyi, Volodymyr Kostiuk and Illia Kovtun) won gold  (163.950 points), Kovtun won gold in the boys’ all-around (81.350), Nazar Chepurnyi won gold in the boys’ floor exercise and Kovtun won silver (both scored 14.050), Chepurnyi won gold in the Pommel horse (13.250), and Kovtun won gold medals in the parallel bars (14.600) and the horizontal bar (13.350). Silver medalists were Cherpurnyi in rings (13.400), Kostiuk in parallel bars (13.850) and Anastasiia Motak in vault (14.016 points). Kostiuk won bronze in the Pommel horse (13.250).

In swimming, Rostyslav Kryzhanivskyi won gold in the men’s 100-meter breastsroke (1:02.36 seconds), and silver in the boys’ 200-meter breaststroke (2:16.60 seconds).  Evgeniya Zhukova won bronze in the women’s 100-meter backstroke (1:02.85 seconds).

Ivan Terzi (51 kg) and Ivan Semenov (65 kg) won bronze medals in men’s freestyle wrestling, and Sanya Yakovlev (51 kg) won silver in men’s Greco-Roman wrestling, and Marian Holubovskyi (65 kg) won bronze also in Greco-Roman.

In field athletics, Mariia Horielova won gold in the women’s long jump (6.21 meters), Artur Felfner won bronze in the javelin throw (73.14 meters), and Roman Petruk won bronze in the men’s high jump (2.10 meters).

Serhii Nebotov (66 kg) won silver in men’s judo, and Tymur Valieiev (81 kg) and Mykyta Holoborodko (50 kg) won bronze in men’s judo. Yuliia Kurchenko (63 kg) won bronze in women’s judo.

 

SHOOTING

15 medals at European Championships

Ukraine topped the medals table after it won 15 medals – six gold, six silver and three bronze – at the European Championship Running Target 50-meters in Gyenesdias, Hungary, on July 8-15. Viktoriya Rybovalova and Valentyna Honcharova won gold and silver, respectively, in the women’s 50-meter running target race, Ihor Kizyma won bronze in the men’s 50-meter running target mixed race. Galina Avramenko won silver in the women’s 50-meter running target mixed race. In the junior women’s division, Kristina Hilevych won gold in the 50-meter running target mixed race, Marharyta Tarkanii won silver in the 50-meter running target race. In the team event, Ukraine (represented by Rybovalova, Honcharova and Avaramenko) won gold in the 50-meter women’s target race, and in the 50-meter running target mixed women’s race. Denys Babliuk, Danylo Danilenko and Roman Tovstopiat won silver in the junior men’s 50-meter running target race, and in the 50-meter running target mixed race. Ukraine’s junior women’s team (Tarkanii, Hilevych and Anastasiia Zhuchenko) won gold in the 50-meter running target mixed race and, silver in the 50-meter running target race. Zhuchenko and Babliuk won gold in the 50-meter running target mixed team race, and Hocharova and Heikki Lahdekopri won bronze in the 50-meter running target mixed team senior race.

 

VOLLEYBALL

Paralympic seated team wins bronze

Ukraine’s women’s paralympic seated volleyball team won bronze after defeating Germany 3-2 (25-22, 19-25, 25-23, 21-25, 15-10) at the European Sitting Volleyball Championships on July 15-20 in Budapest. This was the seventh podium finish for Ukraine since 2007, when Ukraine became the silver medalist at the European Championships. Ukraine’s men’s team lost against Germany in the third-place match 0-3 (20-25, 18-25, 22-25).

 

PADDLESPORT

Six medals at junior worlds

Three silver and three bronze medals were won by Ukraine’s junior athletes at the Junior World Canoe Sprint Championships on August 1-4 in Piteshti, Romania. Pavlo Borsuk won the silver medal in the men’s (C-1) 200-meter race; Artem Chetvertak, Ivan Bilous, Oelh Zoriy and Taras Kuzyk won silver in the men’s (C-4) 500-meter race; and Oleksandr Zarubin, Oleh Petrov, Yuri Zub and Anton Zhavtok won bronze in the men’s (K-4) 500-meter race. Other bronze medalists were Andriy Shkarneha and Serhiy Nahorniy (C-2) 200-meter and 500-meter races. Ivan Semykin won silver in the men’s (K-1) 200-meter race.

 

BASKETBALL

Maya Olynyk a college champion

Despite having an older brother with a solid NBA career, Maya Olynyk has forged her own basketball career at the University of Saskatchewan. The six-foot-tall guard/small forward can handle the ball, shoot and pass, fitting in well with her versatility and commitment. Coach Lisa Tomaidis has described the Ukrainian as highly skilled, a great team person, loud on the bench and extremely supportive of her teammates. Maya was a member of the 2016 squad that won the school’s first-ever national championship title. The Olynyks are a basketball family: father, Ken, played hoops at Simon Fraser University and Laurentian University before becoming a coach; mother, Arlene, played basketball at the University of Lethbridge, refereed college games and has worked for the NBA’s Toronto Raptors. Sister, Jesse, played rugby at the University of Victoria. Maya graduated this past spring with a business degree in marketing. Her dream job is to be a buyer in the fashion industry in either Toronto or Montreal.

 

Mykhailiuk impresses in Summer League

Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk, the former Kansas Jayhawk, put together a productive college career thanks in large part to his three-point shooting. These days it’s all about Mykhailiuk finding other ways to make an impact on NBA courts. In five Summer League games, the Ukrainian averaged 11.4 points, 4.2 assists and 3.0 rebounds in 28.0 minutes/game, while showcasing his ability to handle the ball and showing he can be a threat in the paint. In addition to making tough layups in transition, Mykhailiuk impressed many with his vision and passing skills. The Detroit Pistons made the playoffs this past season, yet still have a need for a few more impact players in order to make more noise in the Eastern Conference. If he continues to develop his overall game, Mykhailiuk just night turn himself into a solid contributor off the bench. Mykhailiuk was drafted by the Los Angeles Lakers in 2018 and traded to Detroit around the trade deadline. He finished his rookie year averaging 3.2 points per game on 32.6 percent shooting from behind the arc.

 

SOCCER

Kharkiv out of Women’s Champion League

Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv won 6-0 against Bettembourg (Luxembourg) on August 10, and lost 0-2 against Minsk on August 13 as part of the UEFA Women’s Champions League qualifying round. With a 2-1 record of wins/losses, Kharkiv finished in second place in Group 4 with six points and did not advance to the knockout stage.

 

Dynamo Kyiv relegated to Europa League

Dynamo Kyiv lost 3-4 on aggregate against Club Brugge (Belgium) on August 13 after it tied 3-3 with Brugge. In the first-leg match, Brugge won 1-0. Dynamo will be drawn into the Europa League, with matches to be announced. Shakhtar Donetsk remains in the Champions League group stage draw on August 29.

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