www.judoinside.com 01/04
Ukraine prepares for European Championships in Austria
The Ukrainian national judo team is invited by the Austrian Judo Association to visit the BSFZ Südstadt and spend two weeks preparing for the European Championships in Sofia at the end of April. The delegation consists of 15 people, including 9 athletes - above all Artem Lesiuk (-60), most recently winner of the Grand Slam tournament in Tel Aviv (ISR), and Yakiv Khammo (+100), fifth at the Olympics and World Championships third party “Last week we were asked if we could help. We immediately said yes, providing them with accommodation, a training hall and food - that's a matter of course these days," emphasizes ÖJV President Martin Poiger.