World Cup: Ukraine won four medals in artistic gymnastics

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Ukraine won four medals at the last stage of the TurkCimFed Artistic Gymnastics World Cup. One of them is “gold” – on account of Illia Kovtun,  the sixth for him this season.

It is reported by UA with the reference to “Suspilne“.

The stage of the world artistic gymnastics challenge cup has ended in Mersin, Turkey. It was the final stage of the season and the last big start before the start of the World Cup, which will take place on September 18-24.

All ten finals took place on the same day unlike the previous stages. Ukrainian athletes won four medals: one “gold” and three “silver”.

The 18-year-old leader of the national team Illia Kovtun received three awards at once. The Ukrainian won on the uneven bars and became the second in floor exercises and on the pommel horse.

Another “silver” won 17-year-old gymnast Yelyzaveta Hubareva. She became the second on the uneven bars and climbed to a podium of this level for the first time this season.

Anastasia Bachinska and Yana Fedorova also took part in the finals. Roman Vashchenko and Vladyslav Gryko did not reach the final.

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