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NEWS IN BRIEF

27 April, 00:00

Russian Wrestlers Again Trail Just like a year ago in Budapest, Ukrainian wrestlers finished overall first in the team competition at the championship of Europe in Minsk. They beat the strong national teams of Russia and Bulgaria, winning 3 gold and 2 silver medals. Naturally, our closest neighbors were eager to take revenge for last year's defeat but failed to do so. They were probably under psychological stress after the US denied Russian free-stylists visas to that country due to Russia's position in the Yugoslav conflict. Now, for the first time in 40 years, they will not participate in the World Cup. But that is besides the point. Simply, the pupils of the Ukrainian national team senior coach Ruslan Savlokhov turned out to be head and shoulders above their rivals. Oleksandr Zakharuk won the champion's title for the third time running. He was in the company of Elbrus Tedieyev and Zaza Zozirov. The silver was won by Alik Muzayev and Vadym Tasoyev. Not a bad finish, reports The Day's Oleksandr HONCHARUK.

Meridian Sports Complex Readies For Karate Kids Less than a month remains until the European Karate championship, slated to begin in late May. Already the Ukrainian capital has received well-known Japanese representatives of this sport popular among young people: General Secretary of the Kiokushinkai International Organization Katsuhito Gorai and Fuji Tewi Manager Yoshi Yi. As Stanislav Blyzniuk, President of the Ukrainian Kiokushinkai Federation told The Day, the championship will take place on the highest possible level with approximately 150 competitors from 22 countries taking part. The hosts place their greatest hopes in Oleksandr Lapo, who has already been European champ more than once and three-time national champion 17 year-old Yuri Pimenov.

The world-famous Fuji Company plans to make a documentary on the championship. The film will include all the final bouts, interviews with the best coaches and umpires, and a story about Kyiv. It will be run on the main Japanese government television channel with an audience of some 7,000,000.

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