Zhytomyr hosted a major national triathlon event, bringing together athletes across a wide range of age categories — from children and youth competitors to senior athletes. The Ukrainian Indoor Triathlon Championship and the Ukrainian Team Championship among sports schools, Olympic reserve schools and high-performance sports schools featured 88 men and 38 women.

More than 40 teams also competed in the Ukrainian Indoor Triathlon Relay Championship. Taking into account the Children’s League races, where over 100 young athletes took part, the Zhytomyr triathlon event became a major challenge for the organisers and judging panel — one they handled at the highest level.

A key feature of the competition was its combined format: the swim took place in a pool, while the bike and run segments were held outdoors. This format, together with tight results after the swim, added extra dynamics to the races and kept the battle alive until the final metres.

The women’s race was fast from the opening metres in the pool. Close swim times formed an early lead group, but it was the bike segment that helped identify the main contenders for victory. Sofiia Pryima of Zaporizhzhia region moved into the lead and went on to win, crossing the finish line with an advantage of almost two minutes over second place. This weekend, Pryima will represent Ukraine at the Asia Cup in Subic Bay.

The fight for the podium remained intense, with the final positions decided on the run. Marharyta Menshykova of Donetsk region took silver, while Sofiia Bondarenko of Poltava region claimed bronze. Kateryna Kyrylovych of Zhytomyr region and Mariia Ivashchenko of Poltava region completed the top five.

In the women’s U23 race, Sofiia Bondarenko claimed victory with a margin of more than three minutes over her rivals. Meriam Sadyhova of Zhytomyr region took silver, while Sofiia Parasotchenko of Lviv region finished third.

Among junior women, Mariia Ivashchenko secured the win with an advantage of almost two minutes. Tetiana Raieva of Kyiv region finished second, and Sofiia Husarevych of Zhytomyr region took bronze.

In the youth group A category, Zhytomyr athletes swept the podium. Kateryna Kyrylovych won by one minute and 45 seconds, ahead of Oleksandra Boronina and Arina Hryban.

In youth group B, Yaroslava Hulii of Zakarpattia region held on to her lead and carried the race through to victory. Dariia Zadera of Cherkasy region took silver, while Polina Taran, also from Cherkasy region, claimed bronze.

In the men’s overall standings, Serhii Kostenko of Zaporizhzhia region took victory, showing consistency across all three segments and holding his advantage to the finish. The gaps between the medalists were minimal: Zakhar Tsivkovskyi of Donetsk region finished just four seconds behind the winner, while Ivan Shevchenko, also of Donetsk region, took bronze six seconds down. Kostenko will represent Ukraine at the Asia Cup in the Philippines. Maksym Nesvat of Cherkasy region and Oleksii Astafiev-Kulish of Kyiv region completed the top five.

In the men’s U23 category, Maksym Nesvat won by 54 seconds over silver medalist Yehor Fokov of Dnipropetrovsk region. Vladyslav Mykytenko of Poltava region finished third.

Among junior men, Illia Honcharuk of Zhytomyr region took victory by six seconds over Arsen Adamov of Poltava region, who dominated in the water. Matvii Malysh of Dnipropetrovsk region claimed bronze.

In youth group A, Zakhar Tsivkovskyi of Donetsk region won by one minute and 39 seconds over Artem Momot of Poltava region. Danylo Vashchenko, also of Poltava region, took bronze.

In youth group B, Dmytro Kardash of Lviv region won in 23:53.0. Ostap Cheypesh of Lviv region took silver, while Andrii Sliusarenko of Zhytomyr region claimed bronze.

Youth group C raced over 0.2 km swim in the pool, 4.0 km bike and 1.0 km run. In the girls’ race, Yeva Afanasieva of Cherkasy region won in 14:14.1. Yeva Lenets of Lviv region took silver in 14:17.0, while Anna Haidamachuk of Zhytomyr region claimed bronze.

Among the youth, Oleksandr Semenenko of Cherkasy region took victory, with silver medalist Mykhailo Bozhko of Zhytomyr region just one second behind. Maksym Baik of Lviv region took bronze.

In the Ukrainian Team Championship among high-performance sports schools, Donetsk region  won with 908 points. Poltava region  finished second with 825 points, while Zhytomyr region took third with 625 points. Zaporizhzhia region SHVSM also scored 625 points, matching Zhytomyr’s total.

In the sports school standings, Zhytomyr region “Avangard” took victory with 331 points. Lviv region  was second with 297 points, while Cherkasy region  finished third with 267 points.

In the women’s relay, the team from Zaporizhzhia region  — Maryna Sokolova, Olesia Marchenko and Sofiia Pryima — took victory with the best combined time of 1:19:07. The Donetsk region SHVSM team of Leia Bezlepkina, Kseniia Levkovska and Marharyta Menshykova finished second in 1:20:05. Bronze went to Poltava region PO SHVSM, represented by Sofiia Bondarenko, Mariia Ivashchenko and Oleksandra Vasko, in 1:21:07.

In the men’s relay, Donetsk region  claimed victory with Hlib Yakubets, Zakhar Tsivkovskyi and Ivan Shevchenko, clocking 1:07:10. The Kyiv region team of Oleksii Astafiev-Kulish, Oleksii Stoiakin and Bohdan Stasenko took silver in 1:08:41. Bronze went to the Cherkasy region team of Maksym Nesvat, Maksym Usanin and Denys Snesar, who finished in 1:09:01.

In the youth women A relay, the Zhytomyr region  team of Kateryna Kyrylovych, Oleksandra Boronina and Arina Hryban took a confident victory. Another Zhytomyr team — Esmeralda Kovalchuk, Sofiia Bahinska and Yelyzaveta Sytnyk — claimed silver. Bronze went to Cherkasy region, represented by Dariia Zadera, Polina Taran and Mariia Diadiura.

In youth men A, the Poltava region team of Volodymyr Vasenkov, Artem Momot and Danylo Vashchenko won in 1:13:30. The Zhytomyr region team of Ihor Kyrylovych, Vitalii Smelovskyi and Daniil Uminskyi took silver in 1:15:23. Bronze went to Cherkasy region with Rostyslav Siheiev, Yehor Korniienko and Kyrylo Levytskyi, finishing in 1:17:29.

In youth B, the Lviv region team  — Ostap Cheypesh, Ostap Tsabak and Dmytro Kardash — won in 1:17:24. The Zhytomyr region team of Yaroslav Yunusov, Artem Kyrylovych and Andrii Sliusarenko took silver in 1:18:09. Bronze went to Cherkasy region with Dmytro Buriak, Kyrylo Samchenko and Zakhar Horenko, who finished in 1:18:59.

Youth group C raced in the relay format of 3 × (0.2 km swim / 4.0 km bike / 1.0 km run). The Zhytomyr region team of Maksym Kyrylovych, Oleksandr Yeriomin and Mykhailo Bozhko won in 0:44:30. The Cherkasy region team of Oleksandr Semenenko, Oleksii Kaliuzhnyi and Herman Shuliakovskyi took silver in 0:46:31. Bronze went to Dnipropetrovsk region with Maksym Tulskyi, Matvii Serediuk and Damir Kyselov, who finished in 0:49:12.

Among the girls, victory went to the Zhytomyr region team of Anastasiia Kravchenko, Sofiia Sapunova and Anna Haidamachuk, with a result of 0:50:26. The Cherkasy region team of Yeva Afanasieva, Uliana Nychypurenko and Liubov Ivashchenko took silver in 0:51:48. Bronze went to another Zhytomyr region  — Anastasiia Pylypchuk, Nataliia Shlipchak and Iryna Bakina — in 0:53:15.

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