On the last day of the 2022 World Games, Ukrainians won six awards - three gold, one silver and two bronze. On Sunday, July 17, the "
Ukrainians won five medals at once in Muay Thai. Anastasia Kulinich (weight up to 48 kg), Igor Lyubchenko (weight up to 63.5 kg), Oleg Primachev (weight up to 91 kg) became the champions of the World Games. "
Thus, Ukraine took the final third place in the medal standings of the 2022 World Games. Our athletes have 45 medals: 16 gold, 12 silver and 17 bronze.
This is an absolute record for the Ukrainian team in the history of performances at the World Games. Ukraine finished in the top 3 of the medal count for the first time. Our team was only ahead of Germany and the USA.
At the competitions in Birmingham, the Ukrainian team set a national record for both the total number of medals won (previous record - 29) and gold awards (previous record - 10).
Final medal standings of the 2022 World Games (top 10) 1. Germany - 24+7+16 2. USA - 16+18+10 3. Ukraine - 16+12+17 4.
Italy - 13+24+12 5. France - 11+15+16 6. Hungary - 11+7+9 7. Belgium - 11+4+5 8. Japan - 10+11+12 9. Colombia - 9+10+6 10. China - 9 + 4 + 1 World Games 2022 in Birmingham (USA) started on July 7 and continued until July 17. Ukraine was represented by 103 athletes in 19 disciplines.
The World Games are international complex competitions in sports that are not included in the Olympic program, although they are held under the patronage of the International Olympic Committee.