The event was organized by the department of special physical training with the assistance of the university management for the purpose of physical and psychological rehabilitation of military veterans, as well as for the popularization of a new sport for the veteran community.
Competitions in pickleball were held in Dnipropetrovshchyna for the first time, which became an important step in the development of adaptive and veteran sports in the region.
The meeting united participants around the ideas of an active lifestyle, team interaction and support for veterans.
Five teams took part in the championship, including representatives of the Main Department of the National Police in Luhansk region, Dnipro Lyceum of security direction and national-patriotic education named after O. Hostishchev of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, two veteran teams of DSUIA, as well as a team of scientific and pedagogical workers of the university.
The competitions took place in an atmosphere of friendly competition and sports excitement. The participants demonstrated perseverance, will to win, speed of reaction, agility, coordination of movements, accuracy and the ability to effectively interact in a team. Each match was accompanied by active support of the fans, positive emotions and sincere sports rivalry.
According to the results of the competitions, the places were distributed as follows:
● first place – the team of Dnipro Lyceum named after O. Hostishchev of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (Bohdan Brusentsev, Serhii Diadkin);
● second place – the team of scientific and pedagogical workers of DSUIA (Maryna Voitiuk, Marharyta Chobotko);
● third place – the team “Veterans of DSUIA-2” (Pavlo Smirnov, Viacheslav Pryvalov).
The participants were greeted by the vice-rector of DSUIA, police colonel Ihor Kovalov, and he presented them with certificates and memorable gifts. He noted that the university will continue to promote the development of veteran sports, as this is an important component of physical recovery of defenders, maintaining their health, social adaptation and return to active social life.
Pickleball is a type of sport with a racket, which combines elements of badminton, tennis and table tennis. Two or four players use solid rackets made of wood or composite materials to hit a perforated polymer ball. This sport combines accessibility, moderate physical activity and dynamic gameplay, which makes it especially popular among people of different ages and levels of physical fitness.
Such events contribute to the popularization of a healthy lifestyle, the development of adaptive and veteran sports, the strengthening of team spirit and social ties between participants. At the same time, they create additional opportunities for physical and psychological rehabilitation of veterans, support their activity and help successful integration into social life.
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