Young Vitebsk trampolinists became prize-winners of the World Championship
The triumphant performance of Belarusian trampolinists at the World Championships held in the USA was continued by their young colleagues. The World Junior Championships in trampoline and tumbling took place in Daytona Beach among athletes of various age categories. Belarusian juniors won three gold medals, one silver, and three bronze awards.
The winners of the Championships were Polina Mankevich from Vitebsk in the 13-14 age category, and the synchronized boy duets Matvey Orlov / Sebastian Stankevich (11-12 years old) and Nikita Fomchenko / Anton Shaikо (13-14 years old).
The silver medal was won by Artem Yakimov (15-16 years old).
Bronze awards went to Angelina Khotyan (13-14 years old) in the individual program and in synchronized jumps paired with Polina Mankevich.
The Chairman of the Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee, A.N. Kosinets, sent a congratulatory telegram to the winners of the Championships:
To the winners in synchronized jumps Orlov M.F., Stankevich S.S., Fomchenko N.V., Shaikо A.S., in individual trampoline jumps and to the bronze medalist in synchronized jumps Mankevich P.V., the bronze medalist in individual jumps Smirnov A.S.,
to the personal coaches of the athletes Vlasova O.A., Pashkovskaya S.M., Lebedeva N.G.
Dear Matvey, Sebastian, Nikita, Anton, Polina, Artem,
Olga Anatolyevna, Svetlana Mikhailovna, Natalia Grigoryevna!
I sincerely congratulate you on your successful performance at the World Junior Championships in Trampoline Gymnastics from November 13-16, 2014, in Daytona Beach (United States of America) in individual and synchronized jumps!
Your brilliant performance is a testament to the high potential of the promising sports reserve in achieving high results at international competitions.
I am convinced that your example will serve as a benchmark for athletes from the Pridvinye region and Belarus.
I wish you to continue to maintain leadership in the international arena, health, well-being, good luck, and new sporting victories!
Sincerely,
A.N. Kosinets,
Chairman
of the Vitebsk Regional
Executive Committee