Karateka from the Sanchin sports club in Irpin won eight gold medals at the Romanian International Cup 2026. The competition took place on 24 October in the Romanian city of Sibiu.
Irpin’s first deputy mayor Oleksandr Pashchynskyi reported this.
The tournament brought together more than 600 athletes from 10 countries. Of the club’s 12 competitors, eight finished first, one took silver and one bronze. Sanchin came third in the team standings among more than 60 clubs.
Among those representing Irpin, gold went to Iryna Kavun, Sofiia Datsenko, Valentyn Slutskyi, Artem Khabiuk, Hlib Trifonov, Kateryna Syzonovych and Vladyslav Levchuk. Maksym Pylyp took bronze, and Artem Stromylo gained international experience.
The team also included Yelyzaveta Kravets and Viktoriia Novoselova from Vyshhorod and Kostiantyn Podakin from Zhytomyr. The young karateka were coached by Iryna Petrenko.
Photo: Irpin City Council
As a reminder, spectator seats were being installed and a shelter built at the Champion stadium in Irpin.
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