And also gave the state award to the national team leader - Anna Voloshina.

During a short break in the tight training schedule, the Ukrainian team in synchronized swimming gathered at its "home base" - in the sports complex "Lokomotiv" in Kharkov.

"You had a very busy and complicated work schedule, but you coped with it" perfectly ". A well-seasoned season gives us all one more reason to be proud of our legendary team, which completely consists of Kharkiv women, "the sportswoman greeted the head of the regional state administration Yulia Svetlichnaya.

She noted that the team for synchronized swimming is one of the sports business cards of the Kharkiv region. The head of the HOGA stressed: athletes can always count on the support of the region's leadership - and in moments of victories, and in difficult times.

"Life showed that you did not abandon us in a difficult moment," stressed the coach of the Ukrainian team Svetlana Saidova. - Thank you so much for this. You are people of another, new generation. I hope that you are a man of our future, the future of our country ".

During the meeting, Yulia Svetlichnaya, on behalf of the President of Ukraine, gave the leader of the team - Anna Voloshina - the Order of Merit for the third degree. Anna received the award in accordance with the Presidential Decree signed on August 24, 2017.

"I'm sure that this is not the last award for our team, because the work path is always evaluated," the head of the region emphasized.. "You achieve good results, because you believe in yourself, because you are one family, you are fighting, no matter what".

Anna Voloshina noted that the award is due to her team and coaches.

"I'm very happy and very grateful for your support.". I took the award simply with trembling hands. How many people stand behind me, how much work was invested ... Thank you very much for the fact that you are promoting our sport, never forget, "said the sportswoman.

Yulia Svetlichnaya stressed that the support of sports is one of the priority directions of the work of the regional administration.

"We are increasing the support of professional sports.

Now we are putting in order the sports school "HTZ", which has not seen repairs for 30 or 40 years. For two years they made a roof, repaired the premises, bought equipment. We pay attention to promising young people. We are developing mass sport - for this purpose we are now creating sports grounds with artificial cover in each district of the region ... Of course, we are connecting to this work and caring people who are ready to support the sport, "said the head of KHOGA.