On 18–19 January in Kyiv, the «Knyaz Junior» athletes took part in the Ukrainian Modern Sword Fighting Championship.
The schedule was packed, the fights were fierce, and some age divisions had more than 50 competitors.
Medal tally for our club:
🛡 Shield & Sword:
🏆 Group III children: 8–9 years
🥇 1st — Mykola Dzhavelov, Knyaz
🥉 3rd — Mykyta Chaikin, Knyaz
🏆 Youth I — age 10–11:
🥇 1st — Anton Tymoshenko, Knyaz
🥈 2nd — Valerii Koshylev, Knyaz
🥉 3rd — Bohdan Bevz, Knyaz
🏆 Mid-teens — age 14–15:
🥉 3rd — Yaroslava Dehtiarenko, Knyaz
🏆 Senior teens — age 16–17:
🥈 2nd — Andrii Soloshenko, Knyaz
🗡 Longsword:
🏆 Girls 14–15:
🥇 1st — Yaroslava Dehtiarenko, Knyaz
🥈 2nd — Yelyzaveta Kupina, Knyaz
🏆 Adult women 18+:
🥇 1st — Alla Shovkoplias, Knyaz
⛏ Polearms:
Boys 16–17:
🥉 3rd — Andrii Soloshenko, Knyaz
Girls 14–15:
🥇 1st — Yaroslava Dehtiarenko, Knyaz
🥈 2nd — Yelyzaveta Kupina, Knyaz
🏆 Adult men 18+:
🥉 3rd — Oleksandr Popov, Knyaz
Adult women 18+:
🥇 1st — Alla Shovkoplias, Knyaz
🛡⚔️ 5 vs 5 ⚔️🛡
8–9 years
🥇 1st — «Strila» (with Knyaz fighters Dzhavelov and Chaikin)
10–11 years
🥈 2nd — «Knyaz» (Dzhavelov, Chaikin, Tymoshenko, Koshylev, Bevz)
12–13 years
🥈 2nd — «Vikings» (with Knyaz fighters Tymoshenko, Koshylev, Bevz)
14–15 years
🥇 1st — «Sarmaty» (with Knyaz fighters Kupina, Dehtiarenko, Tverdokhlib)
16–17 years
🥈 2nd — «Knyaz» (Soloshenko, Andriushchenko, Andrusevych, Kupina, Dehtiarenko, Tverdokhlib)
🛡⚔️ 3 vs 3 ⚔️🛡
🥈 2nd — «Zoloti Harpii» (with Knyaz fighter Shovkoplias)
🥉 3rd — «Dynamik Trio» (with Knyaz fighter Bubnova)
Congratulations to all champions and prize-winners!
We wish them strength and victories at upcoming European and World championships!