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Belarusian acrobats win two World Cup medals in Italy

In the Italian Pesaro ended the world championship in sports acrobatics in 2026. Belarusian athletes won two bronze awards, reports sb.by. ...

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Belarusian acrobats win two World Cup medals in Italy

In the Italian Pesaro ended the world championship in sports acrobatics in 2026. Belarusian athletes won two bronze awards, reports sb.by.

Photo by the Belarusian Gymnastics Association
Photo by the Belarusian Gymnastics Association

More than 250 athletes from 30 countries, including 13 Belarusians, took part in the planetary forum. On September 26, bronze among male couples was taken by Ilya Fomenkov and Roman Khalimonchik (combination), and on Sunday the third place in the women's group was taken by Ulyana Molchanova, Sophia Litskevich and Yana Minevich (combination). Also today, on September 27, Belarusians became fourth in balance exercises.

In addition, on the final day of the tournament, our pair Anna Kolonitskaya - Valeria Mikheychik stopped a step away from the podium in balance, and in the competitions of men's duets in dynamic exercises Fomenkov and Khalimonchik closed the top 5.

Also on September 27, the fifth result in dynamics among mixed couples was shown by Belarusians Adrian Trofimovich and Daria Minyuk, and Ivan Karvig, Vladimir Getman, Artem Yevtukh and Kirill Stepankevich were located on the seventh line in the combined program of men's groups.

In the 2026 season, our athletes brought medals from all five stages of the Acrobatics World Cup, which were held in Portugal, Belgium, Bulgaria, Azerbaijan and Poland. Belarusians have 15 awards – two gold, six silver and seven bronze.

Sports acrobats from Belarus claim 13 World Cup awards

Source: СБ. Беларусь сегодня ↗

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