The Ukrainian Weightlifting Cup ended in Uzhhorod. About 200 athletes from 22 regions of Ukraine took part in the competition.
Lviv region was also represented by women’s and men’s teams.
On the very first day of the competition, our representatives won 6 medals at once. Yaryna Petruk and Maria Kuts competed in the 49 kg weight category. Yaryna won 3 silver awards: in the sprint, push and total dueling. Maria won 3 bronze awards accordingly.
On the second day, our representatives were also able to win medals. In the weight category of 81 kg, Anna Kirstyuk won silver in the sprint and the sum of the dueling, as well as bronze in the push. And in the weight category of 87 kg, Elvira Borozna won bronze awards in the jerk and the sum of the dueling and silver in the push. In the 64 kg weight category, Tetyana Malyavska and Viktoriya Tkachenko finished in the 8th and 11th positions.
In general, the women of Lviv Oblast managed to win the 3rd overall team place among the 22 represented regions of Ukraine. This is despite the fact that on the eve of the start, our experienced winner of the Cup of Ukraine and champion of Ukraine, Myroslava Vyzdryk, fell ill and was unable to perform.
Among men, last year’s champion of Ukraine, Anatoliy Horidko, became the winner of the Cup of Ukraine in the amount of dueling. Also, the representative of Lviv Oblast has silver in the jerk and silver in the push in the weight category of 96 kg.