NewsNews2 July 2025

Sports competitions among veterans of the "Victory of the Invincibles" were held in Lutsk

The Strongman Federation of Ukraine, together with the Ministry of Youth and Sports of Ukraine and the Lutsk City Council, held an All-Ukrainian sports event for war veterans “Victory of the Unconquered”.

The main goal of the competition, which took place in Lutsk, is to further strengthen the patriotic spirit in society by involving military personnel, war veterans and persons discharged from military service, service in law enforcement agencies who suffered injuries, wounds or illnesses during or as a result of performing their duties in a combat zone, in sports.

The sports disciplines in which 211 participants from 20 regions of Ukraine competed were individual exercises: bench press (60 and 100 kg among men, 30 kg among women), rowing on the “Concept-2” simulator for 100 seconds, air bike and kettlebell snatch weighing 16 and 24 kg. The participants of the inclusive competitions were war veterans, military personnel, and representatives of law enforcement agencies.

As part of the competitions, the presentation and grand opening of the StrongWorkout workout area took place, which is a joint initiative and implementation of the NGO "Federation of Strongmen of Ukraine", the Bukovel tourist complex and the Lutsk City Council. StrongWorkout is an almost full-fledged open-air gym, where townspeople and veterans can train as effectively as possible, because the workout complex is adaptive.

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