At the National STS University of Ukraine much attention is
paid to sports.
The thesis "Physical training means health of the nation" is embodied in
life by the department of physical training which is headed by Candidate
of pedagogical sciences, Professor, deserved trainer of Ukraine, master
of sports Tereshchenko V.I., and by the department of fighting and special
physical training led by the Colonel of tax militia, Candidate of pedagogical
sciences, Member-Correspondent of the International personnel academy Subbot
A.I.
On the basis of the University's sport center a stadium, an arena, game and
sports halls operate. 14 sports societies, in which about 800 students are
engaged, function. The championship on 10 kinds of sport among students
and the faculty in which about 5000 students and teachers take part is annually
held. Creation of the tax militia department at the University facilitated
development and popularity of various kinds of single combats (karate, kickboxing,
hand-to-hand fight, etc.).
At the University 100 masters and candidates to a master of sports, 4 deserved
masters of sports of Ukraine and 20 masters of sports of the international
class study. 8 sportsmen represented the University at the Olympic games XXVIII
in Athens. At the University 12 deserved masters of sports and masters of sports
of international class on track and field athletics study, among them there
are World and European champions, prize-winners of Olympic games. The national
combined team of Ukraine includes masters of sports of the international
class on biathlon: Lysenko Ruslan, Prima Roman, Korobejnikov Alexey, Bilanenko
Alexander, Khvostenko Oxana champions and prize-winners of the championships
of Europe, stages of the World Cup, the World winter university game of
2004.
Among the leading sportsmen of Ukraine there are masters of sports of
international class, bronze prize-winners of the world championship on
fencing on swords Chumak Dmitry and Osharov Vitaly, master of sports of
international class, the bronze prize-winner of Olympic games of 2004
in Athens Vladislav Tretjak. A student of the Financial faculty, master
of sports of international class Valentine Shevchenko represents Ukraine
in a worthy manner. Valentine won "gold" in competitions on ski races
on the World winter university game-2003 in Italy, she won offset of distances
and occupied place III in the general offset of the World Cup of 2004.
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