Abstract:
Annotation. The Kherson region has given humanity a whole
constellation of outstanding athletes representing various sports
disciplines: canoeing and kayaking, in which Serhii Chukhrai
became a three-time Olympic champion; athletics, where Valerii
Borzov became a two-time winner; artistic gymnastics, in which
Tetiana Lysenko repeatedly rose to the podium of glory; rowing,
where Serhii Postriekhin and Inna Osypenko-Radomska secured
Olympic fame for the Kherson region; handball, in which the name
of Kherson native Serhii Bebeshko is inscribed in golden letters;
basketball, where Valerii Hoborov became a champion of the
highest level, a standard to which new generations of athletes still
aspire; and trampoline jumping, in which Kherson native Yurii
Nikitin became not just an Olympic champion, but a legend.
And of course, in light of the historic sporting achievements of
our athletes, we cannot help but take pride in the new stars of
Kherson’s sporting arena, among whom the shooter Daria Dudka
shines particularly brightly.
