During November 7, 2022, the finals of the World Para Table Tennis Championships were held in Granada, Spain, where high sporting achievements were demonstrated by a graduate of the specialty 017 "Physical Culture and Sports" of the National University "Yuri Kondratyuk Poltava Polytechnic", European champion in 2017 and 2019, bronze medalist 2021 Paralympics in Tokyo Ivan Mai. The athlete won the gold medal of the prestigious international competition and, together with the representative of Zaporizhzhia, Lev Katz, became the 2022 world champion in table tennis. A pair of Ukrainians beat the British Ross Wilson and Joshua Stacey with a score of 3:0 in the decisive match.
"I sincerely congratulate the graduate of the National University "Yuri Kondratyuk Poltava Polytechnic", multiple European champion, bronze medalist of the Paralympic Games in Tokyo, and from now on – World Champion Ivan Mai! The athletes won a convincing victory in the confrontation with the experienced British with a score of 3:0 and once again proved that the Ukrainians are the best!
I am proud that students and graduates of Poltava Polytechnic continue to achieve success and glorify Ukraine and Poltava region at the international level! I wish him peace and new victories on all fronts!", – congratulated the rector of the National University "Yuri Kondratyuk Poltava Polytechnic", Professor Volodymyr Onyshchenko.
The scientific-pedagogical workers and student team of the National University "Yuri Kondratyuk Poltava Polytechnic" sincerely congratulate the world champion Ivan Mai on his new sports victory, wish him good health, life inspiration, significant personal achievements in conquering sports peaks on peaceful Ukrainian land!
Earlier, the students became gold and silver medalists of the European Championships and the European Cup in kettlebell sports, the cheerleaders of the Polytechnic became the medalists of the Poltava City Championships, and the students of the Polytechnic became the gold medalists of the Football Championships of Ukraine among athletes with hearing impairment.
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