The Ukrainian national team showcased remarkable results, securing 30 medals at the IV Open Balkan Cap taekwondo tournament.
Our athletes brought home 7 gold, 9 silver, and 14 bronze medals, as reported by the Ministry of Youth and Sports of Ukraine.
In Novi Sad, Serbia, 1,596 athletes from 18 countries competed for the medals. The Ukrainian delegation consisted of 45 athletes, 6 judges, and 7 coaches.

Champions included: Ivan Vovk (special technique), Anna Kucherova (sparring), Nazar Homenyuk (sparring), Timur Nechiporuk (sparring), Kira Bezuha (sparring), Danilo Orishych (forms), Nazariy Ismihanov (sparring).
Silver medalists: Anna Kucherova (special technique), Ivan Vovk (sparring), Polina Vikhtiuk (sparring), Bohdan Benedys (sparring), Katalea Korsikova (forms), Halyna Karpova (sparring), Artem Rozhilo (forms), Yaroslav Saguychenko (sparring), junior men's sparring team.
Bronze medalists: Polina Stepanova (sparring), Ivan Vovk (power test), Natalia Tarasenko (sparring), Natalia Tarasenko (special technique), Natalia Tarasenko (power test), Rostyslav Ostapenko (sparring), Vladyslav Groza (sparring), Victoria Vikhtiuk (sparring), Nika Telykh (forms), Sofia Palyha (sparring), Oleksandra Starkova (sparring), Roman Shaferov (sparring), Veronika Yarysh (sparring), junior women's sparring team.

Taekwondo is a scientifically-based method of using the body for self-defense, which enhances individual capabilities through intensive physical and spiritual training.
Recently, the Ukrainian team also won 6 medals at an international acrobatics tournament held in the Polish city of Lancut.