National Climbing Competition

On May 10, 2025, Lviv hosted a national climbing competition for youth (bouldering, combined events).

A total of 197 athletes aged 9 to 17 from 7 regions of Ukraine and Kyiv participated in the event.

Odessa was represented by 45 young climbers from the Specialized Children's and Youth Sports School, the Dynamo Sports School, and the Odessa Mountaineering Club, along with the climbing section of the Odessa Private Lyceum "Step".

The participants from the Specialized Sports School performed exceptionally well, achieving impressive results.

The winners included: Vira Hutsol (U15, 13-14 years), Maria Kateryeva (U11, 9-10 years), Matviy Lypovskyi (U9, 7-8 years), and Kateryna Bozhko (U9, 7-8 years).

The silver medals were awarded to: Tymur Hladkykh (U15, 13-14 years), Polina Shaparets (U9, 7-8 years), and Dmytro Labunskyi (U17, 15-16 years).

The bronze medals were earned by: Ksenia Tsyrulnykova (Specialized Sports School, U9, 7-8 years), Georgiy Vatamaniuk and Kirill Papusha (climbing section of the Odessa Private Lyceum "Step", U9, 7-8 years), and Maksym Zhukov (Odessa Mountaineering Club, U9, 7-8 years).

The athletes were coached by: Liubov Zymova, Viktor Remnev, Oleksiy Krynetskyi, Tetiana Pashaieva, Oleksandr Shaparets, and Andrii Merzliakov.