Sport

September 1, 2011 Children's and Youth Sports School Vilkovo (Youth) celebrated the 20th anniversary. Over the years here brought 1 Honored Master of Sports, two masters of sports of international class, 13 masters, more than one hundred candidates for the master, honored coach of Ukraine title was awarded to Alexei Golubov Kalinovich. Michael Archer in the national team of Ukraine became the world champion, he - two-time bronze medalist of world championships, European champion; Nicholas Kraemer ascended the podium of world and continental championships; Alexander Golubov on the club championship of Europe won two bronze medals, reached the final of the continental FIFA World Cup; Gregory Budnichenko also made its way to the finals of the European Championship; and Vasily Zelnichenko at the First Youth Olympic Games in Singapore, finished sixth, was the second in the championship of the continent. In 2011, five graduates Vilkovskoy Youth became the champions of Ukraine among adults.

Not bad for a small town, whose population does not exceed ten thousand?

Now the school is engaged in 291 children. Constantly are several sports clubs: Rowing and canoeing, gymnastics, ballroom dancing, belly dancing. But the oldest and the most "golden" - a section of rowing. Vilkovskaya school graduates released many rowers - by the Ukrainian champions to the Champions of the World. The only Ukrainian gold medal at the World Championship in canoeing in 2003 and belongs to Izmail rower, honored master of sports Michael Archer.

It is worth noting that in addition to local athletes, based vilkovskoy schools often train teams from the South, Odessa, Mykolayiv and other Ukrainian cities.

After major reconstruction of the school there was a modern sports hall, in the locker room - new furniture and amenities.

On the reconstruction of 543.2 sq.m. School took hryvnia 4,462,310 from the state and 494,500 hryvnia from the regional budgets.