Athletes of Olympic Dreams won 11 medals at the European Cup
Athletes of the international project Olympic Dreams once again demonstrated a high level of preparation by winning 11 medals at the U21 Junior European Cup held in the city of Kaunas (Lithuania).
Following the results of two days of competition, the Ukrainian national team claimed first place in the overall team standings, confirming consistency of results and competitiveness on the international stage.
Gold medals:
Darya Boychenko (-63 kg)
Serhii Karakin (-81 kg)
Serhii Sokyrko (-90 kg)
Sofiia Hrechka (-52 kg)
Ivan Harmash (-100 kg)
Silver medals:
Marharyta Miroshnichenko (-52 kg)
Oleksandr Martynchuk (-66 kg)
Danylo Kravchenko (-73 kg)
Bronze medals:
Bohdan Ostapenko (-66 kg)
Davlatzhon Mamadov (-73 kg)
Other results:
5th places — Liudmyla Vozniuk (-70 kg), Khazar Heydarov (-60 kg), Aristarkh Bielan (-66 kg)
7th place — Taras Nielziev (-81 kg)
"This result reflects the systematic work that the Olympic Dreams team implements through international training camps, exchange of experience, and comprehensive development of athletes and coaches. We have been working for such victories for Ukraine for four years and and we have no intention of stopping", noted Anatoliy Boyko, initiator and patron of the Olympic Dreams project.
Anatoliy Boyko, initiator and patron of the Olympic Dreams project
The success in Kaunas once again proves the effectiveness of the model of sports diplomacy and long-term investment in the development of the younger generation of Ukrainian athletes.
A series of international successes of Olympic Dreams in 2026
This spring, the project's athletes continued their winning streak on the international stage:
- Cadet European Cup (Slovakia):
1 silver and 5 bronze medals, as well as 5 fifth places and 2 seventh places — confirmation of the depth of the roster and high internal competition within the team. - European Cup for Men and Women (Slovenia):
1 silver and 2 bronze medals, demonstrating consistency of results at different levels. - Riga Senior European Cup 2026:
gold — Denys Tupytskyi (-60 kg)
silver — Anton Klymenko (-81 kg)
bronze — Anastasiia Chyzhevska (-57 kg), Yelyzaveta Shevchenko (-52 kg) - Grand Slam Tbilisi 2026:
bronze medal — Yuliia Kurchenko - Poznan Junior European Cup 2026 and Teplice Millennium Team Cadet European Cup 2026:
continuation of a stable series of successful performances at continental tournaments.