On November 10, 2024, the open cup of the Odesa regional organization of the FST «Ukraine» took place in the sports hall of the Comprehensive Children's and Youth Sports School No. 5.
The competition was dedicated to the memory of the prominent Odesa sports figure – the honored worker of physical culture and sports of Ukraine, Mykola Barabash.
This tournament, held in Odesa for the second time, became a real sports celebration for young badminton fans.
22 participants took part in the tournament.
The tournament was held in the «mixed» category: a mixed pair of a boy and a girl.
The winners and prize-winners among juniors were:
1st place - Mykola Cherniyenko / Veronika Simova;
2nd place - Lev Talpa / Darya Popova;
3rd place - Mykola Tsvetus / Anastasia Savitska.
Among boys, the places were distributed as follows:
1st place - Pavlo Vasilihlo / Darya Boris;
2nd place - Tymofiy Hlushyn / Vladyslava Kymlyk;
3rd place - Serhiy Mukhin / Olena Morozova.
The athletes were prepared by coaches Vladimir Bilous, Darya Sibiryakova, and Valeriy Karpov.
Note
Mykola Martynovych Barabash is a distinguished expert in the field of physical culture and sports, under whose guidance many athletes have been prepared to represent our country at national and international competitions.
Mykola Barabash served as the vice-president of the Badminton Federation of Ukraine, was a member of the National Olympic Committee of Ukraine, and led 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 master of sports in archery and badminton, an honored coach of Ukraine, an international referee, and a distinguished worker of physical culture and sports of Ukraine.
