Veterans from Kalmykia brought six medals from the Cup of Defenders of the Fatherland

In Krasnodar ended the interregional tournament “Cup of Defenders of the Fatherland”, which brought together more than 120 veterans of a special military operation. The team of Kalmykia adequately represented the region at these competitions, winning a total of six awards of various dignity.

In the piggy bank of the republic, one gold, one silver and four bronze medals. Victory in table tennis competitions was won by Batr Vaskeyev, and his countryman Nikolai Ochirov became a silver medalist in the same discipline.

Four more athletes from Kalmykia rose to the third step of the podium. Bronze awards were won by Alexander Onezhko in bullet shooting and Erdnya Gordovaev in knife throwing. Also, third places were taken by Roman Brizgalov in cybatletics and Evgeny Khartylov, who distinguished himself in two disciplines at once: powerlifting and table tennis among visually impaired athletes.