On the 21st of June in field-and-track arena of “Zaporizhstal” took place the First Memorial of twice Hero of the Soviet Union, General-Colonel of Artillery of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Petrov Vasily Stepanovich, on weight lifting sport among teams of security agencies and law enforcement agencies of Zaporozhye region. In order to revive the memory of General Petrov, the famous in Zaporozhye athlete Lubov Cherepaha offered to conduct tournament in weight lifting sport in his honor.
The absolute champion of the memorial became a soldier Nikolai Tkachenko, who lifted the weight 224 times. For this achievement Nicholai was awarded the special prize of the “Zaporizhstal” Steel Works that rendered an active assistance in tournament organization.
Multiplied champion and world record-breaker on kettlebell lifting Lubov Cherepaha pointed out that now it is necessary to educate the youth on feats of grandfathers and great-grandfathers, so that they can defend their homeland.
Director on work safety, industrial and technogenic safety Igor Chernyak noted that “Zaporizhstal” Steel Works supports not only these events:
– Systematically we support the sport in home town, devote funds for the maintenance of our coaches and athletes. On the other hand, how could we not participate in this memorial – in memory of General Vasily Stepanovich Petrov! For us it is important because the memorial is held in honor of the man who lost both arms in the war, but who showed us the wonders of purposeful and remained in the ranks. We need to know our heroes, remember them, and strive to the top, which they reached and have shown to us.