Four gold, five silver, and four bronze medals were won by representatives of Kharkiv National University of Internal Affairs (KhNUIA) at the Ukrainian WAKO Kickboxing Cup among adults.

Held from 1 to 4 October in Khmelnytskyi, the competition brought together athletes from different regions of Ukraine, who competed in various kickboxing disciplines and weight categories. KhNUIA was represented by cadets from Educational and Research Institutes No. 1 and No. 4, as well as a student from Educational and Research Institute No. 5.

Ukrainian champions:

·         Ivan Hnatiuk, third-year cadet of Educational and Research Institute No. 4 – Full Contact, up to 60 kg;

·         Roman Savchuk, fourth-year cadet of Educational and Research Institute No. 1 – Full Contact, up to 63.5 kg;

·         Denys Pshenychnyi, second-year cadet of Educational and Research Institute No. 4 – Kick Light, up to 74 kg;

·         Roman Pshenychnyi, fourth-year cadet of Educational and Research Institute No. 1 – Full Contact, up to 81 kg.

Silver medallists:

·         Tymur Hariaha, third-year cadet of Educational and Research Institute No. 4 – Full Contact, up to 60 kg;

·         Pavlo Pavlusyk, second-year cadet of Educational and Research Institute No. 4 – Low Kick, up to 63.5 kg;

·         Oleksii Oliinyk, first-year student of Educational and Research Institute No. 5 – K1, up to 63.5 kg;

·         Mykyta Mashukov, third-year cadet of Educational and Research Institute No. 4 – Light Contact, up to 74 kg;

·         Arsen Kuz, second-year cadet of Educational and Research Institute No. 1 – Kick Light, up to 79 kg.

Bronze medallists:

·         Bohdan Shendra, third-year cadet of Educational and Research Institute No. 4 – Low Kick, up to 71 kg;

·         Mykyta Mashukov, third-year cadet of Educational and Research Institute No. 4 – Kick Light, up to 74 kg;

·         Artem Dovhaliuk, second-year cadet of Educational and Research Institute No. 1 – Full Contact, up to 86 kg;

·         Zakhar Parkhomenko, second-year cadet of Educational and Research Institute No. 1 – Full Contact, up to 81 kg.

We congratulate the athletes on their outstanding performance at the Ukrainian WAKO Kickboxing Cup and wish them confidence, strength, and many more victories on their way to new sporting achievements!

KNUIA Press Office