Ukrainian badminton players Oleksii Titov and Yevheniia Kantemyr became silver medalists at the FZ FORZA Dutch International 2024. This was reported by the press service of the Ministry of Youth and Sports of Ukraine, UNN reports .
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It is noted that athletes from 44 countries competed for the awards of the international tournament in Wateringen, the Netherlands.
The Ukrainians took second place in the mixed doubles category. In the quarterfinals, our duo defeated rivals from Poland, in the semifinals defeated the Swedish pair, and in the final lost to the British Robbie Easton / Lizzie Tolman - 21:13, 21:14
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Alexey Titov also won the Eric Mace Award. The judges noted the honesty and fairness of his game at the Dutch International 2024.
The agency said that the award was established in memory of Eric Mays, the 2017 Dutch men's singles champion who died in a car accident. This is the first time in history that an athlete from Ukraine has received this award.
Recall
The Ukrainian national judo team won 11 awards, including 1 gold, 2 silver and 8 bronze, taking 4th place at the European Cup in Riga, Latvia.