Lugansk kickboxer wins World Kickboxing Championship gold

Athlete from the Luhansk People's Republic Ivan Ternova became the world champion in kickboxing. He won the gold medal at the tournament in Colombian Cartagena, speaking as part of the Russian national team.

According to the head of the LPR Leonid Pasechnik, Ternova won in the discipline of “pointfighting” in the weight category up to 81 kilograms. On the way to the title, he had to overcome long flights and face strong rivals, including representatives of South America.

The athlete prepared for the world championship for 12 years under the guidance of personal trainer Yuri Arnaut. This is their first joint victory at the World Cup. Training was held in Luhansk - in the hall at the Avangard stadium and at the sites of the Dalev University.

Pasechnik noted that the republic continues to develop sports infrastructure so that athletes have more opportunities for training. According to him, this work focuses on the tasks of the state program “Sport of Russia”.