Lviv Athletes Excelled on the International Stage in 2024
Throughout 2024, athletes from the Lviv region actively participated and won at world championships and cups, including the largest European competitions. They claimed numerous medals and licenses for the upcoming World Games, drawing significant attention to non-Olympic sports.
List of Outstanding Athletes
- Acrobats Anastasia Semenovych and Bohdan Ivanyk, world championship winners who received licenses for the World Games 2025 in Chengdu, China.
- Acrobatic quartet Yuriy Savka, Taras Yarush, Yuriy Push, Stanislav Kukurudza won bronze medals at the world championship.
- Cheerleader Anastasia Maloshenko, who won silver at the World Cup.
- Sviatoslav Hasiuk, bronze medalist at the European Kickboxing Championship.
- Mykhailo Zvarych, bronze holder at the Futsal World Championship.
- Arm wrestler Karolina Zinchuk, multiple champion of the U15 European Championships and world competitions.
- Mykola Burko and Vadym Savenko, arm wrestlers who earned numerous medals at championships.
In 2025, the start of the World Games in Chengdu will be a pivotal moment for athletes in non-Olympic disciplines, as reported by Roman Khim’yak, head of the sports department in Lviv region.