Two Ukrainian women's pairs competed in the tournament in Espinho, Portugal — and reached the final!
👉 Semifinal against the Netherlands: Davidova/Khmil – Koning/Schoon — 2:0 (21–15, 21–18) Gladyun/Lazarenko – Van Driel/Beckhuis — 2:0 (21–19, 21–13)
👉 Final against Germany: Davidova/Khmil – Ittlinger/Grüne — 1:2 (21–18, 14–21, 13–15) Gladyun/Lazarenko – Müller/Tillmann — 0:2 (18–21, 8–21)
Sincere congratulations to the teams for their brilliant result. We're proud to see our beach volleyball players, whose skills have visibly grown, on top podiums and in prestigious rankings.
Special thanks to super coach Valeriy Samoday, for whom volleyball is not a job but a way of life. With people like him, Ukraine has a worthy future in European and world sports.
✊ War is not forever, but sport is. Glory to Ukraine! Glory to the heroes!
