THE GYMNASIA PUPIL MURNIK MARIYA IS UKRAINE’S BEST TAEKWONDIST*

The other day the Center of children’s and youth's creativity gathered over thirty young taekwondists from Cherkasy and Smila. All of them are representatives of the sports club "Cherkasy Tigers" (managed by Yevheniy Grytsai). The match was named "The Battle of Champions" and was a dress rehearsal before the regional championship, and its main prize was the challenge gold cup.

Among the taekwondists were not only brave boys but also girls that can be admired. It was the young sportswomen that were an example of a combination of tenderness, courage and steadfastness in single combats. One of them is eleven-year-old Mariya Murnik, our young gymnasia Form 6A pupil, who has been attending the club for four years, and has high achievements at her age. The girl is the champion of the region and Ukraine, a green belt holder in taekwondo, so she is not sorry for choosing this sport.