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18 September 2020
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On September 20th, SumDU athletes celebrated a holiday - International Student Sports Day.

"This day for 5 years in a row is a significant event in the sports calendar of higher education institutions of Sumy region," - said the Chairman of the Sumy branch of the Sports Student Union of Ukraine, Rector of SumDU Anatoliy Vasylyev.

At SumDU, sports values and sports practice exist in perfect interaction with other areas of university development. Powerful sports base, 40 kinds of sports, active participation in the events organized by the Sports Student Union of Ukraine, successful participation in competitions according to the calendar of the Committee of Physical Education and Sports of the Ministry of Education and Sports of Ukraine, the participation of SumDU teams in professional leagues create conditions for university students to build their own career in two areas – educational and professional, and sports and professional.

In 2019-2020, SumDU students won the Top Honour in the team event of the Winter Universiade of Ukraine, the title of Champions of All-Ukrainian Summer Universiade in the category of universities with the largest number of students, medals of various kinds at the World Summer Universiade in Italy and European sports games like judo, athletics and archery. SumDU teams once again confirmed the title of winners among higher education institutions of the Sumy region.

More than 450 SumDU athlete students in regional and national teams competed for prizes at Ukraine, Europe, and the World championships in such sports as biathlon, basketball, volleyball, rowing, judo, karate, athletics, skiing, table tennis, archery, orienteering, etc. Last year, SumDU students won about 50 awards of various kinds at significant international competitions. This gives athlete students the opportunity to develop and accumulate sports experience and become famous participants in elite sports competitions.

And today, in the conditions of quarantine with the observance of all anti-epidemic measures, SumDU athletes continue the training process and prepare for competitions hoping that in the future it will give an opportunity to win at prestigious sports arenas.

We wish sporting success and victories to your students, SumDU!