Ukrainian Becomes World Champion in Armwrestling
Ukrainian Oleh Petrenko won the title of world champion in armwrestling among professionals at the East VS West League No. 13 tournament in Istanbul (Turkey).
This was reported by the Ukrainian Armwrestling Federation.
On 7 July, a series of fights of the East VS West #13 professional league took place in Turkey.
In the 7-round title fight of the 105 kg (Light Heavyweight, right hand) category, Oleg Petrenko defeated Armenian David Dadikyan with a score of 4:0.
The results of Ukrainian armwrestlers who fought at this event (ranking fights):
Evgeny Prudnik VS Irakli Zirakashvili (Georgia) 0:3
Serhii Kalinichenko VS Travis Bagent (USA) 3:0
Petro Marharint VS Zurab Tavberidze (Georgia) 3: 0
In May this year, Ukrainian athletes won 64 medals at the European Armwrestling Championships.