Khmelnytskyi is once again in the spotlight of the triathlon community as the Khmelnytskyi Regional Triathlon Federation records another major national-level event!

Winners on the Olympic Distance:
Anastasia Ignatkina and Oleksandr Khadyko emerged victorious in the Olympic distance race. Representing the Happy TRI Friends club, Anastasia swam at a pace of 1 minute 43 seconds, starting the cycling leg as the leader. Anastasia Derevlova, the next participant, was less than half a minute behind in the water and continued the chase in the second leg. However, the KIT Triathlon Team’s representative couldn’t catch the leader. Anastasia Ignatkina began the running leg with more than a five-minute lead. She crossed the finish line second, spending 10 minutes longer on the distance than the race winner. Third place went to Olga Dyvnych-Bartoszyk from the Happy TRI Friends club.

Men’s Competition:
In the water, Pavlo Perebyinis (Chameleon) dominated with a 20-second lead over the chasing group. Anton Lytvynenko, Volodymyr Sydorenko, Vitalii Volynets, Oleksandr Khadyko, Bohdan Polovynko, and Mykyta Hrybanov reduced the gap to 15 seconds in the transition zone.

The leader was caught during the cycling leg and lost ground, along with Volodymyr Sydorenko, while Dmytro Stetsiuk joined the group. Representing the Triathlon Academy Rivne club, Dmytro fell behind by two minutes in the water but managed to catch up with the leading group. Thus, six leaders arrived at the second transition zone. There was no coordinated effort among the chasers, and everyone who could have caught up with the leaders during the running leg competed individually. The first chaser was three and a half minutes behind the first group, which decided the absolute standings.

In the run, Oleksandr Khadyko (CapitalTri) had no equals. Anton Lytvynenko (CapitalTri) took second place, and Dmytro Stetsiuk became the bronze medalist. Vitalii Volynets took an honorable fourth place. All four completed the 10k run at a pace of under four minutes per kilometer. Maksym Babych from the Chameleon club took fifth place. He swam in the second ten, showed the second-best result on the bike, and fifth in the final leg. Mykyta Hrybanov and Bohdan Polovynko finished sixth and seventh, respectively, both representing the KIT Triathlon Team.

Age Groups:
The youngest participant (18-24) was Vladyslav Hazda. In the 25-29 age group, Bohdan Polovynko and the only woman, Anastasia Derevlova, won. Oleksii Miroshnyk and Artem Khraptovych were the prize winners.

In the 30-34 age group, Oleksandr Khadyko and Anastasia Ignatkina – the overall winners – had no equals. Prize winners included Olga Dyvnych-Bartoszyk and among men, Maksym Babych and Denys Kulikalov.

Anton Lytvynenko and Tetiana Hromova led the 35-39 age group. Dmitro Stetsiuk and Vitalii Volynets were the prize winners. Sixteen men from this group started the competition. Serhii Myselyuk and Yevheniia Idyatova won in the 40-44 age group, with Dmitro Ivanov, Oleksandr Postika, and Viktoria Tyndyk as prize winners.

In the 45-49 age group, Serhii Chernyshov won, with Volodymyr Tykhonov and Oleksandr Hryukanov as prize winners. Iryna Bilenka represented the women. Volodymyr Skorobatko represented the 50-54 group, and Ihor Kazanovskyi was the oldest participant.

Relay Results:
In addition to the individual competition, relay points were added to the club standings, with seven teams starting. Wolf Pack Team won. The prize-winning teams were both from the Podilski VOVKY club.

Additional Competitions:
Apart from the Olympic distance, there was also a sprint distance competition. The Open Championship of Khmelnytskyi Region in the sprint distance was won by Yevhenii Dyutsuk (KIT Triathlon Team). Prize winners were Yaroslav Kovalenko and Volodymyr Ryazak (Podilski VOVKY).

Currently, there are no official race protocols, but they can be viewed on the timing service via this [link]. Official protocols will be published later in the Results section of the Ukrainian Triathlon League here.