With one hand, silver; with the other, bronze! A young man from Korabelnyi showed his strength in India
Oleh Holovenko became the world runner-up in the right-hand competition and won bronze in the left-hand competition
15-year-old Mykolaiv resident Oleh Holovenko from the Korabelnyi district won two medals at the World Armwrestling Championships, currently taking place in New Delhi, India. The young athlete, representing Ukraine, took silver in the right-hand event and bronze in the left-hand event.
Oleh Holovenko competed in the U15 (under 15) age category, in the over 70 kg weight class. According to the official results of the international competition, the Mykolaiv athlete placed:
- 2nd in the right-hand event, earning a silver medal at the World Championships;
- 3rd in the left-hand event, earning a bronze medal.
10 athletes from different countries competed in his weight class in the right-hand event. According to his brother, Oleh Holovenko was the only representative of Ukraine in his age and weight category.
The Armwrestling Federation of Ukraine also confirmed the Mykolaiv athlete’s bronze medal, publishing the results of Ukrainian athletes in the left-hand event.
This is not Oleh Holovenko’s first international success. At the European Armwrestling Championships, held in Budapest, Hungary, from May 8 to 20, 2026, he won gold in the right-hand event and bronze in the left-hand event in the U15 junior category. These results were published on the official website of the Armwrestling Federation of Ukraine.
The current World Championships are the 47th World Armwrestling Championships, organized under the auspices of the World Armwrestling Federation (WAF). The tournament runs from October 26 to November 7, 2026. Organizers expected more than 1,700 athletes, officials, and accompanying representatives from over 60 countries to take part.
The Ukrainian national team includes athletes from various regions, including Poltava Oblast, Sumy Oblast, and others.
For Mykolaiv’s Korabelnyi district, Oleh Holovenko’s performance is another international sporting achievement: the young armwrestler has added two World Championship medals to his record.
Previously, we wrote:
- Ivan Levchenko from Lupareve became WTKA kickboxing world champion
- Anastasiia Yeromina from Mykolaiv won silver at the World Sambo Championships
- From regional championships to the Ukrainian podium: success for athletes from the Peremoha Children’s and Youth Sports School
- Four Mykolaiv athletes received bonuses for medals at the European Championships and World Cup
- Three young athletes from Mykolaiv Oblast reached the podium at the World MMA Championships in Abu Dhabi
