News || Entrants of Sumy branch of KhNUIA are prize-winners of the European sumo championship

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02-08-2021

Entrants of Sumy branch of Kharkiv National University of Internal Affairs won prizes at the European Sumo Championship, which took place in Siedlce (Poland). Dmytro Kotov (up to 90 kg) and Kyrylo Krupskyi (up to 80 kg) became bronze medalists in the under-18 category. The athletes were trained by coaches Serhii Khekalo, Vladyslav Viun, and Serhii Skvarcha.

Sumo is a type of martial arts in which two wrestlers find the strongest on a round field. This type of martial arts originates from Japan. The tradition of sumo has been going on since ancient times, so each fight is accompanied by numerous rituals. This sport is actively developing in more than 80 countries. In Ukraine, Sumo, as a sport, originated in the late twentieth century.