On October 26, the grand opening of the Poltava Regional Boxing Championship among boys, girls, female and male juniors, young men and young women took place in the sports hall of the National University “Yuri Kondratyuk Poltava Polytechnic”, which will be held at the university’s sports base.
“Congratulations to the participants of the Open Poltava Regional Boxing Championship at the National University “Yuri Kondratyuk Poltava Polytechnic”. In the conditions of a full-scale invasion by the aggressor country, the question of forming a healthy nation becomes more urgent than ever. Young people who are strong in spirit and body, who form the basis of the development of our country, have gathered here. You are the future of our country.
I wish that during the competition the participants will show all their skills, achieve the set goal and win. Boxing hardens and teaches how to hold a punch. If you win, Ukraine will win!” – said the rector of the university, the head of the Sports Student Union of Ukraine in the Poltava Region and the Ukrainian Federation of Student Sports in the Poltava Region Volodymyr Onyshchenko.
About 150 boxers from Poltava, Kremenchuk, Horishni Plavni, Myrhorod, Kobeliaky, Hadiach, Hlobyno, Reshetylivka took part in the championship. The organizer of the competition was the Poltava Regional School of Higher Sports Mastery headed by Kostiantyn Semeniaha, Honored Boxing Coach of Ukraine, Honored Worker of Physical Culture and Sports.
The opening ceremony was attended by honored guests: Head of the Poltava Regional Military Administration Dmytro Lunin; Rector of National University “Yuri Kondratyuk Poltava Polytechnic”, head of the Sports Student Union of Ukraine in the Poltava Region and the Ukrainian Federation of Student Sports in the Poltava Region, Doctor of Economics, Professor Volodymyr Onyshchenko; Head of the Youth and Sports Department of the Poltava Regional Military Administration Maryna Trokhymenko; Head of the Court of Appeal of the Poltava region, candidate for Master of Sports of Ukraine in boxing Serhii Halionkin; President of the Boxing Federation of Poltava Region, Honored Boxing Coach of Ukraine Mykhailo Melnyk; Director of the Poltava Regional Higher Sports Mastery School (HSMS), Honored Boxing Coach of Ukraine, Honored Worker of Physical Culture and Sports of Ukraine Kostiantyn Semeniaha; Honored Coach of Ukraine, Honored Worker of Physical Culture and Sports of Ukraine Oleksandr Khyzhniak; Olympic silver medalist, world and European boxing champion, Honored Master of Sports of Ukraine in boxing Oleksandr Khyzhnyak.
“I want to thank the Armed Forces of Ukraine for the fact that we have the opportunity to hold such events. You know that this championship is the result of a whole year of athletes’ training. Each of you is a fighter, every day you train for victory. I would like to wish you all that you will be able to carry all your qualities acquired during training and in gyms into your life. Because Ukrainians are a nation of winners.
I also want to say that the Poltava region has great boxing traditions. I am sure that one of you will be able to raise the flag at international competitions, at the world and European championships, at the Olympic Games,” – noted Dmytro Lunin.
Before the start of the competition, those present held a moment of silence for compatriots who died as a result of the armed aggression of the russian federation against Ukraine.
“It is very pleasant that today in our city such competitions are taking place in this difficult time for our country. Of course, I am very pleased to be here now, because it was from these competitions that my father and I once began our boxing journey. We can say that these competitions are very important. Every athlete who steps into the ring today is a source of pride for our region, our city, and our country. All those athletes who will become the best in the category will go to the Championship of Ukraine in order to represent our region worthily and win gold medals. From my personal experience, I can say that parents, coaches, and our young generation of boxers have a difficult path ahead of them, many difficult tests await them, which they will definitely pass, and in the future gold medals of Europe and the world, and possibly the Olympic Games, await them. I believe in this and I can say with confidence that our athletes believe as well, as it is not for nothing that they have gathered here today. I wish everyone good mood, emotions, peace. And of course, may the strongest win!” – congratulated the athletes Olympic silver medalist Oleksandr Khyzhniak.
An air raid alarm sounded during the competition. All the guests, judges, coaches and athletes present went to safe shelters until the signal “lights out air raid alarm”.
The cooperation between our university and the Poltava Regional Higher Sports Mastery School has been going on for about 5 years. At the Poltava Polytechnic, the Faculty of Physical Culture and Sports teaches young athletes of the HSMS, coaches-practitioners are involved in the educational process.
It is not the first time that the National University “Yuri Kondratyuk Poltava Polytechnic” hospitably welcomes participants of regional competitions, including boxing.
Earlier, the WAKO Kickboxing Championship of the Poltava region was held at the Polytechnic.
It should be recalled that student Mykhailo Serdiuk became the champion of Ukraine in Muay Thai boxing among youth, and first-year student Pavlo Korobov wins four gold awards at the Poltava Open Kickboxing Championships.
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