From October 9 to 12, the city of Lviv hosted the ‘Artan Cup’ for Muay Thai under the aegis of the International Federation of Muay Thai (IFMA).

This tournament was dedicated to the memory of fallen soldiers from the GUR MO Ukraine special forces unit ‘Artan’, Ukrainian athletes who had to take up arms due to war, and all defenders of Ukraine who are currently fighting for the country.

During this memorial tournament, boxers competed for the Ukrainian Cup. The winners earned the right to represent Ukraine at the European Championship.

The athletes from Odesa performed excellently at the competition. Dmytro Zanin won a silver medal in the under 60 kg category, while Nikita Kuts (under 57 kg), Mykhailo Serdiuk (under 60 kg), and Bohdan Studnev (under 63 kg) became the holders of the Ukrainian Cup. The athletes were trained by coaches Volodymyr Pishenin, Andriy Vakarysh, and Kostyantyn Trishin.