Vitebsk swimmer won gold at the World Summer Gymnasiade in Morocco
Vitebsk swimmer Ivan Shamshurin, as part of the Belarusian delegation, won gold at the XVII World Summer School Games in Morocco. This information is posted on the website of the Vitebsk City Executive Committee.
Our compatriot became the winner in the 50-meter butterfly event, and also set a youth record of the Republic of Belarus in the 200-meter event in the same style.
Ivan Shamshurin is a student of Vitebsk Children and Youth Sports School No. 8 and a Master of Sports in swimming. The young athlete, who brought one of the six medals to our country at the competitions in Morocco, was trained by coach Alexander Gordienko.
The annual forum was held from May 2 to 8 in the city of Marrakech. More than 3,000 participants from 59 countries competed in 18 sports. Belarusian schoolchildren represented the country in fencing, freestyle wrestling, athletics, tennis, boxing, rhythmic gymnastics, and swimming.