Young Climbers from Odesa Shine at National Competition
On May 10, 2025, a national climbing competition (bouldering, combined events) took place in Lviv.
The event saw participation from 197 athletes aged 9 to 17 years from 7 regions of Ukraine and Kyiv.
Odesa was represented by 45 young climbers from the specialized children's sports school, the «Dynamo» sports school, the «Odesa» alpine club, and the «Krok» private lyceum climbing section.
The athletes from the specialized school performed exceptionally well, achieving impressive results.
The winners included: Vira Hutsol (U15, 13-14 years), Maria Katereva (U11, 9-10 years), Matviy Lypovskyi (U9, 7-8 years), and Kateryna Bozhko (U9, 7-8 years).
Silver medals were awarded to: Timur Hladkykh (U15, 13-14 years), Polina Shaparets (U9, 7-8 years), and Dmytro Labunskyi (U17, 15-16 years).
Bronze medalists included: Ksenia Tsyrulnykova (Specialized Sports School, U9, 7-8 years), as well as Heorhii Vatamaniuk and Kyrylo Papusha (Krok Lyceum, U9, 7-8 years) and Maksym Zhukov (Odesa Alpine Club, U9, 7-8 years).
The athletes were trained by coaches: Liubov Zymova, Viktor Remnev, Oleksii Krynetskyi, Tetiana Pashaieva, Oleksandr Shaparets, and Andrii Merzliakov.
