Illia Kovtun wasn’t supposed to be at the Tokyo Olympics – he’s only 17 years old and will turn 18 after the gymnastics competition at the Olympics will be over. The postponement meant he had a chance to go to...
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Illia Kovtun came to his first senior Euros only a few months after winning the all-around at the junior Euros in Mersin. In the absence of Verniaiev (suspended) and Pakhniuk (injured), Kovtun and another new senior Volodymyr...
Gennady Sartynsky, the head coach of Ukrainian MAG, said that Illia Kovtun, the 2020 junior AA European champion, is establishing himself as one of the team’s leaders: “Illia is a very strong gymnast, one of the...
Ukrainian Gymnastics Federation confirmed the rosters for the upcoming European Championships, which does not include Oleg Verniaiev. Verniaiev is still provisionally suspended by the FIG and thus, ineligible to compete at any...
Ukrainian men – both senior and junior – had a great time at the European Championships in Mersin and won both team golds and 13 individual medals. Gennady Sartynsky, the team’s head coach, said he expected...
Gennady Sartynsky, the head coach of the Ukrainian MAG, talked to SportExpress.ua about the past season. He has quite high hopes for the Ukrainian MAG and believes that in 2020, Ukraine once again will be able to fight for team...