The Ukrainian team took second place in the team competition.
The jiu-jitsu team of Lviv region returned from the U16-U18-U21 World Championships, where they represented Ukraine as part of the national team.
Here are the results of the athletes from Lviv region:
- Anna Torkoniak – world champion among U18 juniors in the No Gi category and bronze medallist in the Gi category;
- Maria Tokmakova – silver medallist at the U16 World Cadet Championships in the Gi and No Gi categories;
- Artem Novikov – bronze medalist at the U18 World Junior Championships in the No Gi category;
- Denys Odizhynskyi – bronze medalist at the U21 World Youth Championships in the No Gi category;
- Yevheniia Zhupanin – silver medallist of the U16 World Championships in the No Gi category;
Coach – Anton Maksymov (FIRM JIU-JITSU club / Lviv Regional Jiu-Jitsu Federation).
“A challenging, emotionally intense tournament is the result of all the year-long work of the athletes and coaches of the Lviv Regional Jiu-Jitsu Federation, fierce competition and an unrealistic atmosphere of the World Championship. The Ukrainian national team eventually won 52 medals and took the second place in the team competition. We are proud that athletes from the Lviv region also contributed to this result.
The young athletes dedicated their victories to all the Federation’s athletes who died in the war defending Ukraine’s independence,” said Roman Khimyak, Head of the Youth and Sports Department of the Lviv Regional State Administration.