Ukrainian boxers win 2018 Gymnasiade in Morocco

The Ukrainian junior national team has taken the first place at the boxing tournament of the 2018 Gymnasiade in the Moroccan city of Marrakech, having won four gold, three silver and six bronze medals, the Boxing Federation of Ukraine has reported.

In medal standings, the national team, led by senior coach Oleh Kudinov, outstripped the teams from Russia and Morocco, which took second and third places respectively.

"It is worth noting that each representative of the Ukrainian team returns home with at least a bronze medal," the federation said.

Gold medals at the Gymnasiade in Morocco were collected by Roman Litvinov, Viktor Boiko, Yuriy Zakharyev, Yuriy Vakiv, silver medals by Hennadiy Maslennikov, Maksym Havryliuk, Maksym Kofan, and bronze medals by Vitaliy Shturypita, Illia Vintoniak, Yuriy Popelych, Maksym Dziubeilo, Denys Salabai, and Ashot Kocharyan.

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