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The Sunny Valley in the Chernivtsi region once again hosted a thrilling triathlon event. This time, the village of Boyany determined the Ukrainian champions in the sprint distance and mixed relay.

Kyiv’s Daryna Moskalenko secured a decisive victory among the women. Kseniia Levkovska finished second, and Sofiya Pryyma took third place. Competing closely with the leaders were Sofiia Bondarenko and Margaryta Menshykova.

Among the men, Vitaliy Vorontsov reigned supreme, with Ivan Shevchenko claiming second place over Oleksii Astafiev-Kulish. Challenging the leaders were Serhii Kostenko, Anton Blokhin, and Denys Mykitiuk.

In the youth category, Ivan Shevchenko and Mariia Aha emerged victorious. Daria Berezhna and Sofiia Parasotchenko, along with Ivan Tkachenko and Ostap Heviak, took the podium places.

Junior champion Maksym Usanin led the boys, with Maksym Nesvat and Yurii Tiutiunnyk also making the podium. In the absence of the group leader, Sofiia Bondarenko dominated the junior girls’ category. Maryam Sadygova and Kira Agafonova completed the podium.

Dana Soroka led the girls’ group, with Maria Ivashchenko and Veronika Mysak as the runners-up. Fedir Bezlepkin became the boys’ champion, finishing ahead of Arsen Adamov by one and a half minutes, while Hlib Yakubets took third place.

In the cadet super-sprint category, Amina Marchenko and Zakhar Tsikovsky claimed victory. Arina Gryban and Anna Korotyaeva, along with Markiyan Harmatiy and Daniil Uminsky, were among the medalists. Full results are available via the provided link.

The Ukrainian Mixed Relay Championship attracted 14 teams from seven regions and Kyiv. Champions Vitaliy Vorontsov, Darina Moskalenko, Oleksiy Aksinushkin, and Maryna Kyryk led the race. They were followed by Lviv’s team of Ostap Heviak, Dana Soroka, Bohdan Stasenko, and Sofiya Pryyma. The team from the Dnipropetrovsk region, consisting of Dmytro Malyar, Karina Yevtushenko, Denys Mykitiuk, and Mariia Aha, finished third.

In the junior category, six teams from three regions competed. The team from Poltava, represented by Dmytro Kasianenko, Maria Ivashchenko, Arsen Adamov, and Daryna Horb, won the mixed relay championship. The youth teams from the Cherkasy region claimed the remaining podium spots. Ivan Zhyvotkov, Anna Korotyaeva, Viktor Matiushkin, and Amina Marchenko took silver, while Artem Kryvoruchko, Dariya Zadera, Yehor Kornienko, and Polina Taran secured bronze. Full results are available via the provided link.

From June 1st to 3rd, Vynnyky village in the Lviv region hosted the Ukrainian Triathlon Super Sprint Championship, determining the national champions among the elite, U23, juniors, and youth 16-17. The event also included the Ukrainian Cup for youth 14-15.

In the water, Maryna Kyryk was unmatched among the women, while a leading group quickly formed among the men. Vitaliy Vorontsov and Ivan Shevchenko battled it out for the victory, with the win going to the Kyiv native. The first among the chasers was Yulian Demyanov, who left the honorable fourth place to Oleksii Astafiev-Kulish. They were followed by Denis Mykityuk, Dmytro Malyar, Serhiy Kostenko, and Serhiy Badyak, who all finished in the top eight. Closing the top ten were Fedor Bezlepkin from Dnipro and Yuriy Tyutyunnyk from Poltava.

During the women’s cycling stage, Maryna was caught by her pursuers, and the race restarted on the running stage. The running stage decided the winner, with Daryna Moskalenko from Kyiv crossing the finish line first, leaving the second place to Eva Soroka. Maryna Kyryk from Kyiv took third place. They were followed by Sofiya Pryyma and Dana Soroka from Lviv, Ksenia Levkovska, Karina Yevtushenko, Sofiia Bondarenko, Mariia Aga, and Margaryta Menshykova.

Among the youth, Ivan Shevchenko from Donetsk and Mariia Aga from Dnipro emerged victorious. The podium was completed by Ostap Heviak from Lviv and Yehor Mychko from Poltava, while Daria Berezhna and Anna Merezhko from Cherkasy took the women’s podium places.

Only three men started among the juniors. Yuriy Tyutyunnyk left the podium to Cherkasy representatives Maksym Nesvat and Maksym Usanin. Eva Soroka crossed the finish line a minute ahead of Sofiia Bondarenko from Poltava, with Kira Agafonova from Donetsk securing the bronze medal in her age group.

Lviv’s Dana Soroka was unbeatable among the girls. Gloria Kershkova from Kyiv and Veronika Mysak from Lviv shared the podium with the leader. Among the boys, Fedor Bezlepkin and Zakhar Tsivkovsky from Donetsk led the race. Fedor was unmatched in the running stage. The first chaser was another representative from the Donetsk region, Hlib Yakubets.

The Ukrainian Cup for cadets was won by Amina Marchenko (Cherkasy region) and Lviv’s Markiyan Harmatiy. The podium also included Oleksandra Boronina from Zhytomyr and Anna Korotyaeva (Cherkasy region), and among the boys, Danylo Uminskyi from Zhytomyr and Yehor Kornienko (Cherkasy region). Competitors included Rostyslav Siheyev and Andriy Kopyl, while Sofia Bahinska stood out among the cadet girls.

For detailed results, please follow the link.

On May 25, in Olsztyn, Poland, 400 points were up for grabs in the Junior ranking. Ukrainian Eva Soroka was unbeatable among the junior women, leaving behind Dutch athlete Sonja De Koning and Estonian Liis Kaptain.

Polish athlete Martyna Gajda led the swim, followed by a group of participants who formed the leading peloton during the cycling stage. The race restarted on the running stage, where the Ukrainian was unstoppable. Eva Soroka crossed the finish line with a minute’s advantage over the Dutch competitor, who secured the silver medal.

This marks Eva’s third scoring start in the European Cup, propelling her to the top of the junior rankings! Dana Soroka also contributed to Ukraine’s national cup standings by finishing eighth.

Following the points earned by Fedor Bezlepkin in Turkey, where Ukraine placed 12th, and the impressive results of the Soroka sisters in Poland, Ukraine rises to the 11th position in the Nations Cup.

A week earlier, on May 18, Ksenia Levkovska represented Ukraine at the Triathlon World Cup in Samarkand, Uzbekistan.

On May 11, at the Asia Triathlon Cup Taizhou, China, participants competed for 265 points in the world rankings on the standard distance. Vitalii Vorontsov started the running stage in a group chasing the leaders. Displaying impressive speed, the Ukrainian regained his position and crossed the finish line in 22nd place. As a result of the competition, Vorontsov now holds the 111th position in the world rankings and continues his quest for a European slot at the Olympic Games.

Prior to this event, the Ukrainian athlete participated in the World Triathlon Cup Chengdu, which took place on April 29.

June 21-22 in Cherkasy: Defining National Leaders in Triathlon (Aquathlon)

Junior Champions:

• Men: Maksym Nesvat (Cherkasy), Yurii Tiutiunnyk (Poltava), Maksym Usanin (Cherkasy)
• Women: Khrystyna Bieloousova (Dnipro), Maryam Sadyhova (Zhytomyr)

 

Youth 16-17 Champions:

• Men: Illia Honcharuk (Zhytomyr), Ivan Zhivotkov (Cherkasy), Viktor Berezovskyi (Zhytomyr)
• Women: Dana Soroka (Lviv), Anastasiia Snesar (Cherkasy), Anastasiia Pirohovska (Odesa)

 

Youth 14-15 Champions:

• Men: Ihor Kyrylovych (Zhytomyr), Markiian Harmatii (Lviv), Dmytro Taran (Cherkasy)
• Women: Adel Shmanova (Odesa), Oleksandra Boronina (Zhytomyr), Kateryna Kyrylovych (Zhytomyr)

 

Mixed Relay 2×2:

• Junior: Cherkasy (Maksym Nesvat, Anastasiia Snesar), Dnipropetrovsk (Matvii Malysh, Khrystyna Bieloousova), Zhytomyr (Maksym Usanin, Anna Korotiayeva)
• Youth 16-17: Lviv (Markiian Harmatii, Dana Soroka), Cherkasy (Ivan Zhivotkov, Amina Marchenko), Zhytomyr (Illia Honcharuk, Oleksandra Boronina)
• Youth 14-15: Zhytomyr (Ihor Kyrylovych, Kateryna Kyrylovych), Cherkasy (Yehor Korniienko, Daria Zadera), Cherkasy (Dmytro Taran, Polina Taran)
  Results are available here.

From April 25 to 28, Zhytomyr became the center of national triathlon, hosting over a hundred athletes competing in supersprint distances and relays.

Men’s Results:

• Serhii Badyak (Kharkiv) – 19:54
• Ivan Shevchenko (Donetsk) – 20:05
• Denys Mykytiuk (Dnipro) – 20:06

 

Women’s Results:

• Sofiya Pryyma (Lviv) – 22:38
• Maryna Kyryk (Kyiv) – 22:47
• Yeva Soroka (Lviv) – 23:07

Donetsk took the team victory thanks to contributions from Kseniya Levkovska, Ivan Shevchenko, and Ivan Tkachenko.

Indoor Triathlon Relay Championship

The relay championship consisted of swimming, cycling, and running stages. Men’s and women’s teams, each comprising three athletes, represented various regions and Kyiv.

Women Champions: Sofiya Pryyma, Dana Soroka, Yeva Soroka (Lviv)

• Silver: Maryna Kyryk, Sofiia Tkach, Kateryna Ponomarenko (Kyiv)
• Bronze: Margarita Menshykova, Kira Agafonova, Kseniya Levkovska (Donetsk)

Men Champions: Ivan Tkachenko, Hlib Yakubets, Ivan Shevchenko (Donetsk)

• Silver: Vladyslav Mykytenko, Yurii Tiutiunnyk, Yehor Mychko (Poltava)
• Bronze: Denys Snesar, Maksym Nesvat, Maksym Usanin (Cherkasy)

Results are available here.

In the African city of Melilla, located on the southern Mediterranean coast, the European Triathlon Cup took place. The men’s prize winners are currently ranked within the second hundred in the world rankings. Among them were Ukrainians Oleksii Astafiev Kulish, Sergey Kostenko, and among the women, Maryna Kyryk, Sofiya Pryyma, and Daryna Moskalenko, who made her season debut. Sofiya earned points towards the world ranking.

Illia Honcharuk finished among the juniors. Yeva Soroka finished 7th, completing the run segment in 19 and a half minutes. She scored points in the European Cup in Quartiera, debuting at 15th position, and after Melilla, she climbed to sixth place in the junior ranking.

Dana Soroka and Sofiia Bondarenko finished in the second ten. Dana swam with a 30-second gap along with Spaniard Cristina Jiménez-Orta Guerrero and Slovakian Margareta Vrablova. In the transition zone, Dana delayed, taking half a minute longer than the Slovakian. Vrablova finished first, with Cristina second. Dana finished 11th, earning her first points and debuting in the ranking at 20th place. Sofiia Bondarenko finished 16th, completing the distance in 21 minutes and scoring points, debuting in the ranking at 27th place.

Thanks to these results, Ukraine climbed six positions in the Nations Cup, finishing the European Cup in Melilla in sixth place among 19 European countries.

At the Junior European Triathlon Cup in Yenisehir, Fedir Bezlepkin contributed to keeping Ukraine among the top ten in the Nations Cup. The Ukrainian finished 15th with a time of 56 minutes and 59 seconds, running the five kilometers in 17 minutes and 13 seconds. Last year, he competed in Yenisehir, taking 8 minutes and 2 seconds longer than this year. This allowed him to score 145 points and become the first man to earn points for Ukraine in the junior ranking this season. Following the European Cup in Yenisehir, Ukraine remains among the top ten leading European nations.