The Turkish city of Belek hosted the World Checkers 100 Championship among visually impaired athletes, bringing together 70 participants from 7 countries.
Donetsk region was represented by Oleksiy Smirnov, international master of sports of Ukraine, representative of the Donetsk Regional Center for Physical Culture and Sports for Persons with Disabilities "Invasport" and the Bakhmut community, a scholarship holder of the Donetsk Regional State Administration.
The competition was held in four disciplines, in three of which Oleksiy managed to win medals.
In the blitz, the athlete from Donetsk region won gold, and in the classic game he became a silver medalist. And in the team game in rapids, together with Ivan Fidyk and Inna Dobrei, he won for the Ukrainian national team.
Oleksiy Smirnov's coach is Honored Coach of Ukraine Dmytro Mudarisov.