Sambo wrestler from Mykolaiv region wins World Cup gold

On February 7, the city of Larnaca in Cyprus hosted the World Junior Sambo Cup.

The head of the Mykolaiv Regional Military Administration , Vitaliy Kim, announced this on Telegram.

Anastasia Yeremina, a representative of the Mykolaiv region, won the World Cup as a member of the Ukrainian national team. The student of the Mykolaiv Professional College of Physical Culture competed in the 72 kg weight category.

According to the press service of the Mykolaiv Regional Athletic Association, the athlete demonstrated a high level of skill and training, which allowed her to win a gold medal at the prestigious competition.

Earlier, Oleksii Sereda, a diver from Mykolaiv, was named one of the TOP-10 best athletes of the year 2025 by the National Olympic Committee of Ukraine and the Association of Sports Journalists. During the celebrations on the occasion of the 35th anniversary of the National Olympic Committee of Ukraine, the award was presented to the athlete by the NOC President , Olympic champion Vadym Hutzeit and the Committee's Vice President Oleksandr Krykun.

In particular, at the World Aquatics Championships, Sereda won silver in individual diving from a 10-meter tower. In the European arena, the Ukrainian won three gold medals at the European Championships, which were decisive for the victory of our national team in the overall medal standings of Euro 2025.

In particular, the Ukrainian national diving team demonstrated the result at the World Cup Super Final held in Beijing, China. Our athletes were represented in five disciplines, in two of which they managed to reach the podium.

Катерина Глушко