Сборная Днепропетровской области стала серебряным призером в общекомандном зачете кадетского (U-18) Чемпионата Украины по дзюдо.

February 15-17 in Lutsk hosted the Ukrainian Judo Cadets Championship. In these competitions the team of Dnepropetrovsk region won 11 medals, 5 of which in the light of the sports club "Judo 80". In the weight category up to 44 kg the champion of Ukraine was Sofia Bordinsky.

Weight categories up to 73 and 81 kg, respectively, won the silver medalists Mikhail Shapovalov and Roman Berezyuk. Two more bronzes in the assets of Ruslana Cross (up to 48 kg) and Victoria Popovich (up to 57 kg). The Ukrainian Championship was the first stage of the selection of judo players for the European Championships, World Gymnasium and Summer Youth Olympic Games. Further to our athletes, as well as the bronze medalist of the 2018 European Cup in Follonica (Italy) - Oleg Veredibu awaits a series of stages of the European Cups in Croatia, Czech Republic, Romania and Poland.

Let's add that at the championship of Ukraine 24 regions of the country and the city of Kiev were represented. A total of about 600 participants attended the tatami.

The International Solidarity Fund of Alexander Petrovsky congratulates the representatives of SC Judo-80 and other athletes of the Dnepropetrovsk national team with medals and wishes our young people further success.