Open Badminton Tournament in Odesa

On November 10, 2024, the open cup of the Odesa regional organization of the FST «Ukraine» was held in the sports hall of the Comprehensive Children's and Youth Sports School No. 5.

The event was dedicated to the memory of the prominent Odesa sports figure, Honored Worker of Physical Culture and Sports of Ukraine Mykola Barabash.

This tournament took place in Odesa for the second time and became a true celebration for young badminton enthusiasts.

There were 22 participants in the competition.

The tournament was held in the «mixed» category: a mixed pair consisting of a boy and a girl.

The winners and prize-winners among juniors were:

1st place - Mykola Cherniienko / Veronika Simova;

2nd place - Lev Talpa / Daria Popova;

3rd place - Mykola Tsvetus / Anastasia Savitska.

Among the boys, the places were distributed as follows:

1st place - Pavlo Vasilioglo / Daria Boris;

2nd place - Tymofii Hlushyn / Vladyslava Kymlyk;

3rd place - Serhii Mukhin / Olena Morozova.

The athletes were coached by trainers Volodymyr Bilous, Daria Sibiriakova, and Valerii Karpov.

Reference

Mykola Martynovych Barabash was a distinguished specialist in the field of physical culture and sports, who helped prepare many athletes representing our country in both domestic and international competitions.

Mykola Barabash served as Vice President of the Badminton Federation of Ukraine and was a member of the National Olympic Committee of Ukraine, leading the Odesa regional organization of the physical culture and sports society «Ukraine» for 30 years.

His organizational talent was recognized with awards from the European and World Badminton Federations.

A sports master in archery and badminton, he was also a Honored Coach of Ukraine and an international referee.