T
heUkrainian FederationofWushu/
Kung Fu andChi Kung (UFWKCK)
has beenofficially established
under the StateCommitteeon
Sports of theUSSR in1988. Since
1993, the Federation, headedby
NikolayMatulevsky, is amember of International
Wushu Federation (IWuF) and EuropeanWushu
Federation (EWuF)which are recognizedby
the International OlympicCommittee. In1995,
theUkrainianWushu selectionhaswon the
EuropeanCup. In1998 and2000 it became
Championof Europe and in2002 and2004 it
was on the second and thirdplaces respectively.
In the years between2000 and2005, the
UkrainianWushu sportsmenhavewon the
WorldCup inWCKA version. At EuropeanYouth
Championships in2003 and2005, theUkrainian
YouthWushu selectionhas occupied the second
and thirdplaces respectively. In thepast years,
theUkrainianWushu Federationhas cultivated
79masters of sports of Ukraine, 27 international
masters of sports; 8 coacheswere awarded the
rank of “Honoured coachof Ukraine”.
OneofWushumost prestigiousworld
tournaments, the “ComebackCup”, has been
conducted in the framework of an International
Festival inHongCong (the tournament received
its name after HongConghas returnedunder
China’s jurisdiction). In the complex (group)
nomination, our sportsmenhavewon7
golden, 11 silver and6bronzemedals and in
the combative nomination–2 silvermedals.
Muchmore important is however that the
Ukrainian sportsmenhave comewith flying
colours through severe test on theway to the
1st EuropeanGames andWorldChampionship
of this yearwhere theNational Teamof Ukraine
will be formedwhich shall participate in the
Olympic competitionduring theOlympicGames
inPeking in2008.
TheUkrainian sportsmenhavedemonstrated
their high skills once again at theendof July in
Kiev, during the InternationalWushu competition
(part of 1st EuropeanGames), in thepresenceof
Mr. PatrickVanCampenhout,
SecretaryGeneral of EWuF. The achievements
are as follows: Andrey Koval haswon two
goldenmedals (daoshu, duylan) andone silver
medal (nantsuan), AndreyNosach– agolden
medal (duylan), JuliaVysoven– agolden
medal (duylan) andConstantinMatulevskyhas
became a champion in the Fist nomination,
with anextremely rarenote–9,7. Theparents
have coachedhim since the ageof 4 years,
in accordancewith a special technique for
kidsworkedout by them. Today, the20-years
oldmedical student has been recognized the
best athlete in2005, in thenomination “Best
Sportsmanof theYear”of the cityof Kiev.
And thiswithgood reason–he is three-time
championof Europe andholder of a silvermedal
in youth competition in2003; hehas been
several times among thebest athletes at the
JuniorWorldCup, world champion in2005 in
so-calledmodernWushu in ECKA versionetc. It
possible to tell a lot on the achievements of the
youngster, however itwouldbe interesting to
stress another point –on topof that, Constantin
fluently speaks two foreign languages. Indeed, a
soundmind in the soundbody.
THEUKRAINIAN
FEDERATIONOFWUSHU/
KUNGFUANDCHI KUNG
(UFWKCK) HASBEEN
OFFICIALLYESTABLISHED
UNDERTHESTATE
COMMITTEEONSPORTSOF
THEUSSR IN1988. SINCE
1993, THEFEDERATION,
HEADEDBYNIKOLAY
MATULEVSKY, ISAMEMBER
OF INTERNATIONAL
WUSHUFEDERATION
(IWUF) ANDEUROPEAN
WUSHUFEDERATION
(EWUF)WHICHARE
RECOGNIZEDBYTHE
INTERNATIONALOLYMPIC
COMMITTEE
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