Ukraine caps off season with stunning victory at Beach Wrestling World Series in Greece
Ukraine's national beach wrestling team (Photo: UWW)
Ukraine's national beach wrestling team spectacularly ended the international season at the World Series final stage in Greece. The Ukrainian athletes not only won a host of medals at the final event but also secured overall World Championship honors.
Medal haul puts Ukraine on top
Ukraine's wrestlers dominated on the sand in Greece. The women's 70 kg division saw an all-Ukrainian podium, with Romana Vovchak taking gold, Halyna Razhonova claiming silver, and Olena Nikitinska winning bronze.
Diana Rysova (50 kg), Oksana Moskalova (60 kg), and Oleksii Boruta (70 kg) also won gold at the event. Sofiia Kushnir, Ivan Semenov, and Daria Konstantynova took silver, while Viktoriia Slobodeniuk and Vazha Daiauri earned bronze.
On the back of these victories, Ukraine's women's team decisively took top team honors at the Greek stage, while the men's team finished third overall.
World Championship standings
After the final leg, the overall World Series points were tallied to determine the World Champions and medalists.
Three Ukrainians claimed world titles:
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Oksana Moskalova (60 kg)
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Olena Nikitinska (70 kg)
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Oleksii Boruta (70 kg)
Diana Rysova, Sofiia Kushnir, Halyna Razhonova, Ivan Semenov, and Vazha Daiauri finished the season as World Championship silver medalists. Viktoriia Slobodeniuk, Anastasiia Kravchenko, Romana Vovchak, and Daria Konstantynova won bronze in the overall standings.
