Boxers from the Patriot club in Bucha won three medals at the 71st Riga Open 2026 international tournament in Riga. Athletes competed in the U19, Elite and junior schoolchildren categories.

This was reported by Bucha City Council.

Roman Cherniak won gold among junior schoolchildren. Mykola Pyshniak took second place in the 90+ kg category, and Dmytro Rets finished third at 70 kg.

The boxers are coached by Oleksii Adamskyi. In total, 14 representatives of Ukraine competed at the tournament, three of them from Bucha.

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The medal ceremony at the Riga Open 2026Photo: Bucha City Council
The medal ceremony at the Riga Open 2026
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As a reminder, in September Patriot boxers brought home 14 medals from another tournament in Latvia.

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