The country appreciated the achievements of our athletes and coaches.
Outstanding Ukrainian representatives of sports — tennis player Elina Svitolina, football coach Sergei Rebrov and boxing coach Anatoly Lomachenko were awarded the Order of Merit, Ukrinform reports.
Svitolina and Rebrov received the Order of the Second Degree. Vasily Lomachenko’s father and coach were awarded the Order of Merit of the first degree.
Svitolina is the sixth racket in the world. The Ukrainian won 16 WTA tournaments, and Elina also won the Final Tournament in 2018.
Rebrov has been leading the Hungarian Ferencvaros since 2018, with whom he has won two national championships. Previously, Rebrov worked for Dynamo, where he twice won the UPL and the Cup of Ukraine, as well as won the Super Cup of Ukraine.
Anatoly Lomachenko is the coach of two-time Olympic champion and world lightweight champion Vasily Lomachenko. The 55-year-old mentor also collaborates with another Ukrainian boxer — Alexander Usik.
