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May 22, 2013: Team Ukraine Wins 19 Medals at European Sambo Championships
Ukrainian sportsmen won 19 medals at the 2013 European Sport and Combat Sambo Championships in Crema, Italy (May 18-20). In the three day competition Ukrainians took three gold, seven silver, and nine bronze medals. 300 athletes from 29 countries participated in the competition. The championship featured competitions in three main categories – Men, Women, and Men Combat.
May 18, 2013: Ukraine Unveils Logo And Slogan For U16 European Basketball Championship 2013
Take off for the challenge - is the slogan for the upcoming U16 European Basketball Championships, which is scheduled to take place in Ukraine’s capital Kyiv on August 8-18, 2013. The slogan and the logo have been presented by the Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine Olexandr Vilkul, President of the Ukrainian Basketball Federation (FBU) Olexandr Volkov, and EuroBasket 2015 Tournament Director Markiyan Lubkivsky.
May 17, 2013: Oleksandr Moiseenko Brings Another Chess Title to Ukraine
Ukrainian grandmaster Oleksandr Moiseenko has won the title of the European Chess Champion among men at the competition in Legnica, Poland. 286 chess players from 38 countries participated in the European Individual Chess Championship 2013, taking place on May 4-17, 2013. A total of 21 chess players from Ukraine were enrolled in the competition.
May 14, 2013: World’s Best Boxers: Mayweather Jr., Ward, Marquez, and Klitschko
Following his recent win in a fight against Pianeta, Volodymyr Klitschko strengthened his positions in Pound for Pound rating by The Ring Magazine, jumping to number four on the list. Klitschko is the only heavyweight boxer in the top ten. American Floyd Mayweather Jr. - RING, WBC welterweight champion - is number one on the list. He is followed by Andre Ward and Juan Manuel Marquez.
May 13, 2013: Ukrainian Gymnast Dominates International Competition in France
Ukrainian Olympian Ganna Rizatdinova won the Véronique de Kristoffy Memorial – the sixth stage of Rhythmic Gymnastics FIG World Cup (Corbeil-Essones, France, May 11-12, 2013). 19-year-old Rizatdinova took two gold, two silver medals and one bronze medal. Melitina Staniouta of Belarus closed the competition with silver, while Russia’s Margarita Mamun finished with bronze.
May 7, 2013: Pianeta Holds for 6 Rounds, Klitschko Wins Again
The match between Ukrainian boxer Volodymyr Klitschko, 37, and Italian Francesco Pianeta, 28, ended in a technical knockout. Referee Ernie Sharif ended the bout after Pianeta’s fall. This is the 60th win for younger Klitschko. Volodymyr defended his WBA (Super), IBF, WBO, IBO, and The Ring Heavyweight titles in the fight.
April 25, 2013: Ukraine Runs Marathon for Boston
Ukrainian capital hosts its fourth annual marathon on April 28, 2013. The event will pay tribute to the tragic events taking place at the 117th marathon in Boston on April 15, 2013. The explosions at the finish line took three lives and injured more than 200 people. To acknowledge the victims of the attack, each runner in the Kyiv race will receive a branded T-shirt reading “I Run for Boston.”
April 25, 2013: Ukrainian Team Wins Three Medals At European Gymnastics Championship
Gymnast Ihor Radivilov won gold in still rings; Oleh Stepko was the strongest in the parallel bars and the performance of an all-arounder Oleh Vernyayev was marked with the bronze.
April 25, 2013: Ukrainian Boxer Defends WBO Title
Ukrainian boxer Serhiy Fedchenko, 32, defended his WBO title of the European light welterweight champion in a fight against the Spanish boxer Karim El Ouazghari, 33. The match lasted for 12 rounds at the Lokomotiv Sports Palace in eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv.
April 19, 2013: Ukraine Boasts Two Winners in World Cadets and Juniors Fencing Championships
Two Ukrainian athletes became world champions in saber fencing at the World Cadets and Juniors Fencing Championships in Poreč, Croatia, on April 6-14, 2013. Alina Komashchuk won gold individual junior saber fencing among women. Ukrainian Kostiantyn Voronov was first among cadet men saber fencers.
April 16, 2013: Ukrainian Athletes Crop Five Medals at European Senior Weightlifting Championships
Ukrainian athletes became the best weightlifters in the heaviest weight categories of 75k+ among women and 105k+ among men at the 2013 EWF European Senior Weightlifting Championships, which took place on April 6-15 in Tirana, Albania.
April 10, 2013: Ukrainian Grandmaster Wins Chess Tournament in the Caribbean
Ukrainian chess player Sergey Fedorchuk became the winner of international chess tournament, which took place on the Martinique island (part of the French Republic) in the eastern Caribbean Sea.
April 10, 2013: European Weightlifting Championships Gold Goes to Ukraine
Ukrainian athlete Yulia Paratova, 26, won gold medal in women double event - snatch and clean and jerk - in the weight category 53 kilograms at the 2013 EWF European Weightlifting Championships in Tirana, Albania. Paratova lifted a total of 194 kilograms (90 kilograms in snatch and 104 kilograms in clean and jerk.
April 9, 2013: Draughts Team From Ukraine Sets World Record
Ukrainian women draughts team has set a world record at the Second European Women Team Championship 2013 in Tallinn, Estonia. For the first time a national team (Olha Baltazhy and Viktoria Bielaya) has won in all three draughts events - classic, rapid, and blitz draughts at a European championship. Such result has never before been registered at both European and world championships, informed the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine.
April 1, 2013: Ukrainian Judokas Bring Home Three Medals
Ukrainian judokas won gold, silver, and bronze medals at the Grand Prix Seniors held on March 30-31, 2013, in the Turkish city Samsun. Dmytro Luchyn, Vitaliy Dudchyk, and Heorhiy Zantaray became the winners of the competition.
March 28, 2013: Ukrainian Becomes European Draughts Champion
Ukrainian Daryna Tkachenko won the title of the European Champion in draughts. She participated in the Sixth European Blitz Championship Women, which took place on March 23-24, 2013, in Budapest, Hungary. Ukrainian draughts player Maria Motrichko became the runner-up in the competition with 15 points against Tkachenko’s 16.
March 25, 2013: Ukraine Wins Three Medals in 2013 Diving World Series in Dubai
Ukrainian team won two individual and one synchro events in the Fina/Midea Diving World Series 2013, which took place at the Hamdan Bin Mohammad Sports Complex in Dubai, Unite Arab Emirates, on March 21-23, 2013.
March 20, 2013: Pavlo Oliinyk Wins European Wrestling Gold
Ukrainian athlete Pavlo Oliinyk placed first in the men’s freestyle 96 kilogram category at the 2013 European Wrestling Championships, held in Tbilisi, Georgia. Oliinyk won all of his four bouts, taking down Polish Kamil Skaskiewicz in the final match. Bronze in the category was shared by Bulgarian Lyuben Borisov Iliev and Russian Vladislav Baytsaev.
March 18, 2013: Ukrainian Athletes Shine at European Cup Winter Throwing
Ukrainian junior women throwers showed the best team result in the final competition at the 13th European Cup Winter Throwing, held in Castellon, Spain, on March 16-17, 2013. Additionally, Ukrainian athlete Hanna Habina won gold in javelin throwing event among female athletes under 23. Ukrainian representatives also won four silver and two bronze medals during the event.
March 18, 2013: Ukrainian Fencers Win Gold at World Cup
Ukrainian fencer Olga Kharlan won the second individual gold this season, becoming the winner of the World Cup Fencing Championship, held on March 15-16 in Antalya (Turkey). Her individual effort helped the team get to the top and win gold medal at the competition.
March 12, 2013: Ukraine Welcomes Spring With New Adventurous Sport
This spring welcomed the first ever ski joring competition in Ukraine. Several teams competed at the snowy track, specially built in Hidropark – a recreational area located on one of the picturesque islands of the Dnipro River in Kyiv.
March 12, 2013: Ukrainian Women’s Team Becomes World Chess Champions
Team Ukraine triumphed at the FIDE Women World Chess Team Championship 2013 in Astana, Kazakhstan. Ukrainian chess players won over the Chinese team, who spearheaded the previous three women’s world tournaments: in 2007, 2009, and 2011.
March 12, 2013: Ukrainian Runners Win Gold and Silver at Jerusalem Marathon
Ukrainian athletes became gold and silver medal winners at the Jerusalem Marathon, which took place on March 1, 2013 in Jerusalem, Israel. The sports event featured about 13,000 participants from 53 countries, who competed in 11 age categories (ages 13 to 80). Jerusalem marathon included three events: marathon (42 km 195 m), half marathon (21 km 100 m), and 10 km run.
March 4, 2013: Ukraine – First in the Medal Table of the European Archery Championships
Ukrainian archers showed the best result on the medal table of the European Archery Indoor Championships Rzeszow 2013. Valentyn Kutsyy won gold in Recurve Junior Men category, fellow Ukrainian Valentyn Sobko took the fourth spot in the rating. Maryana Struk scored the highest ranking in the Recurve Junior Women competition. Ukrainian Veronika Marchenko became seventh in this category. All in all,Ukrainians won the most medals at the sports event in Rzeszow, Poland.
March 4, 2013: Ukraine Stashes Two More European Champion Titles
Ukrainian athletes Olha Saladukha and Nataliya Lupu became European champions in triple jump and 800 meter race on track. At the European Athletics Indoor Championships taking place in Gothenburg, Sweden, on March 1-3, 2013, Saladukha won triple jump gold with the result of 14.88 meters. Lupu covered the 800 meter distance in 2.00,26 minutes.
March 1, 2013: Ukrainian Athletes Win European Shooting Championship
Ukrainian Halyna Avramenko and Vladyslav Prianyshnykov won gold in 10m Running Target Women and 10m Running Target Men, respectively, at the European Championship 10m in the Danish city of Odense. Another Ukrainian shooter Vladyslav Shchepotkin won silver in 10m Running Target Mixed Men Junior, while his teammate Pavlo Korostylov took bronze in 10M Air Pistol Men Junior event.
February 19, 2013: Ukrainian Team Wins Four Golds at International Wrestling Tournament
Ukrainian athletes won four gold medals at the XIX International Wrestling Tournament, held in Kyiv on February 15-17, 2013. The tournament, often referred to as the mini world championship, featured performances by nearly 300 participants from 19 countries. Ukrainians won in categories of 51, 55, 67, and 120 kilogram.
February 18, 2013: Ukrainian Athlete Wins Long Jump Gold in Italian Championship
Ukrainian athlete Daria Derkach took gold in long jump at the 2013 Italian Athletics Indoor Championships – the 44th edition of the championships (Ancona, Italy, 16-17 February 2013). Derkach, 1993, became a winner in the Promises Under 23 category with the final result of 6.20 meters (in qualification she jumped 6.04 meters). Notably, Derkach was the only non-Italian participant of the competition.
February 12, 2013: Ukrainian Biathlete Becomes World Champion
Ukrainian biathlete Olena Pidhrushna, 26, won a gold and a bronze medal at the 46th Biathlon World Championships, held at Nové Město na Moravě, Czech Republic. As the athlete became best in Women’s Sprint, another Ukrainian – Vita Semerenko – took a bronze in the competition. Additionally, Pidhrushna was the second runner-up in Women’s Pursuit.
February 12, 2013: Olympic Champion Yana Shemyakina Remains World’s Strongest Woman Fencer
Olympic champion Yana Shemyakina has retained the status of the world’s strongest woman fencer. Shemyakina won gold medal at the Women’s Epee Grand Prix Tournament that took place on February 2-3, 2013 in Budapest, Hungary as reported by the National Fencing Federation of Ukraine.

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