Sports club named after Dzunkivskyi announced in Irpin the recruitment of youth for free boxing training (Photo)

The history of the sports club named after Oleksiy Dzhunkivskyi is impressive. After all, Oleksiy was a real hero, from the first days of the war he volunteered, helped the soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and had a clear public position.

However, at the end of March, before the liberation of Irpen, the athlete's life was cut short by the occupiers — Oleksiy did not allow them to command in his hall. Despite the imminent danger, the athlete defended the place where the future Ukrainian generation is growing.

The athlete's heroic act showed all the respect and dedication of the Ukrainian people to sports education. "Life must go on, we are proud of our heroes, and we decided to immediately continue Oleksiy's case in his honor and boundless respect," the club's fighters noted.

Viktor Stepkov, Oleksiy's friend, a top-class coach, master of sports of Ukraine, continues to educate young sportsmen and will soon receive a grant for the development of the Oleksiy Dzhunkivsky sports club. "The goal is to create a Ukrainian, patriotic, healthy youth movement. After all, it is in such a correct society that our youth should grow up, we should know the value of our freedom and explain it to the younger generation, first of all, to educate respect," explained the coach.

Viktor has been coaching for 12 years. During this time, he trained prize-winners, candidates for master of sports of Ukraine in various age and weight categories. Despite all the difficulties of today, the coach did not stop working with the children and was always on the spot, engaged in volunteering and, despite seemingly unreal conditions, conducted training in the completely destroyed Borodyanka, setting up a small sports ground, because above all, the coach has the goal support of the indomitable spirit of young fighters.

Difficulties such as blackouts due to missile attacks were also not an obstacle for Victor and his team, they equipped the club with all possible alternatives to continue training.

The coach also shared a photo that he made with his own hands during that difficult time. In the near future, the patriotic sports club will hold recruitment for free training of young men aged 13-17. The goal of the Ukrainian youth movement is to educate patriotism, resilience, strength, endurance and health in the future generation of Ukraine.