University athletes win the Kettlebell World Championship

From 10 to 14 October, 2024, the Kettlebell World Championship were held in Corfu, Greece. The large-scale sporting event was attended by 330 participants from 31 countries, who fought hard for the championship and showcased excellent physical results.

The athletes of the Kettlebell Lifting Section – students of Faculty of Physical Culture and Sports, Faculty of Philology, Psychology and Pedagogy, Educational and Research Institute of Finance, Economics, Management and Law of National University “Yuri Kondratyuk Poltava Polytechnic” – took part in the World Championships and won 26 gold medals, 3 silver medals and 1 bronze medal, showing good results in the confrontations with experienced rivals.

The team of Poltava Polytechnic was represented by:

• Yelyzaveta Myrna, student of group 401-FS of Faculty of Physical Culture and Sports;
• Anton Chuiko, student of group 401-FS, Faculty of Physical Culture and Sports;
• Valerii Kolomiiets, student of group 102-FS, Faculty of Physical Culture and Sports;
• Anhelina Konyhina, student of group 01-P, Faculty of Philology, Psychology and Pedagogy;
• Oleksandr Svyrydenko, student of group 401-FS, Faculty of Physical Culture and Sports;
• Arina Dymarchuk, student of group 101-EMl, Educational and Research Institute of Finance, Economics, Management and Law;
• Artem Dulenko, student of group D2FS, Faculty of Physical Culture and Sports;
• Oleksandr Tsybulko, student of group D4FS, Faculty of Physical Culture and Sports.

Athletes of Poltava Polytechnic performed well at prestigious competitions and won a full set of awards of the tournament, including the top prizes:

• Yelyzaveta Myrna won 3 gold and 1 silver medal among adults:

I place – push;

І place – push long cycle;

I place – triathlon;

II place – snatch.

• Anton Chuiko won 3 gold and 1 silver medals:

I place – junior snatch;

I place – junior push;

I place – junior biathlon;

II place – adult biathlon.

• Valerii Kolomiiets won 4 gold medals among juniors:

I place – push;

I place – snatch;

I place – biathlon;

I place – relay.

• Anhelina Konyhina won 1 bronze medal in the snatch with a random change of hands.
• Oleksandr Svyrydenko won 5 gold and 1 silver medals:

among adults

I place – snatch;

I place – push (long cycle);

I place – biathlon;

I place – triathlon;

II place – push;

among juniors

I place – push relay.

• Arina Dymarchuk won 2 gold medals in the +68 kg weight category:

I place – snatch (89 times);

I place – clean and jerk (194 times).

• Artem Dulenko won 6 gold medals:

among adults in the weight category up to 85 kg

I place – biathlon;

among juniors

I place – push;

I place – snatch;

I place – biathlon;

I place – push relay;

I place – long cycle relay.

• Oleksandr Tsybulko won 3 gold medals in the 78 kg weight category among juniors:

I place – long cycle push;

I place – long cycle push relay;

I place – push relay.

The winners and runners-up were awarded with honorary diplomas as well as gold, silver and bronze medals.

We wish our winners good health, life inspiration, and significant personal achievements in conquering new heights of sports Olympus!

Earlier, Polytechnic athletes became silver medallists of the Ukrainian Kettlebell Lifting Championship among students of higher education institutions.

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