RESULTS OF THE PERFORMANCE OF ATHLETES FROM THE KIROVOHRAD REGION AT THE GAMES OF THE XXXIII OLYMPIAD IN PARIS 2024

Abstract

The Olympic Games are an important milestone in international sports life. The main criterion for the level of competitiveness in Olympic sports is the achievements of athletes at the Olympic Games. Their level is determined by the presence of world-class athletes in the country and regions, their ability to reach the highest level of readiness and demonstrate personal best results at the main competitions of the quadrennial. The study was conducted to analyze the sports results of students and natives of the Kirovohrad region at the main competitions of the four-year Olympic cycle 2021-2024 – the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad and to assess the prospects for the performance of representatives of the region in the national teams of Ukraine at the Games of the XXXIV Olympiad in 2028 in Los Angeles (USA). A search was carried out in literary, informational and periodical sources of materials about athletes of the Kirovohrad region, participants of the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad; the results of their performances in the Olympic arena were systematized and analyzed according to the technical protocols of the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad, through pedagogical observations and surveys.Athletes of the Kirovohrad region who participated in the Olympic training system and participants of the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad were identified. At the Games, athletes of the region performed in 6 types of competitions in 4 sports (1.8% of the Olympic program and 6.2% of the participation of athletes of Ukraine). Distribution by sports: 3 track and field athletes, 3 football players, 1 representative of sport climbing and breaking. Pupils of the Kirovohrad region demonstrated the highest personal achievements or those that differed slightly from them in 33% of starts. Among them, first of all, it is worth noting the “personal best” of 23-year-old O. Doroshchuk and the high result (10th place) of 24-year-old Ya. Tkach. Considering that breaking was first introduced at the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad, O. Kuznetsov’s entry into the top 10 b-boys in the world (9th place) is also a successful performance, since before the start he was 13th in the world ranking. To a certain extent, the result of the performance of our athletes as part of the Olympic football team of Ukraine, which for the first time in the history of independent Ukraine got to the Olympic football tournament and eventually took 9th place, can also be attributed to the successful performance. Our experienced athletes T. Melnyk and I. Glavan showed results lower than their “personal best”. For the successful performance of the athletes of the Kirovohrad region in the Ukrainian team at the Games of the XXXIV Olympiad in 2028. in Los Angeles, it is important in the new Olympic cycle to ensure that our leading young athletes who are involved in Olympic training reach the peak of readiness for the main competitions. High jumps (athletics) – O. Doroshchuk and speed climbing – Ya. Tkach remain priorities for the pupils of the Kirovohrad region. Research and promotion of the achievements of athletes is of great importance for the upbringing of new Olympians of the Kirovohrad region, the dissemination of Olympic ideals, and the determination of the effectiveness of educational and training activities in Olympic sports in sports institutions of the region.