SVIATOSLAV MADONICH (UKR)|
| | Nomination |
Almost 1,000 sailors from 35
countries came to Italy for
the 40th edition of the
humbly titled ‘Lake Garda
Optimist Meeting’ – aka the world’s largest
single class regatta. Gold and silver fleets
we know about, but gold, silver, bronze…
and pearl!! In a finish that even Hollywood
would have considered too over the top,
the winner was this quiet young Ukrainian.
If just a sliver of the joy that greeted his win
reaches Kiev then Putin is in deep doo-doo
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| Why they won |
| ‘Of course I am voting for
Sviatoslav. Slava Ukraini!’
– Ian Williams; ‘Ukrainians are
the strongest and the bravest.
Love for Ukraine’ – Vitaliy
Kuznyetsov; ‘Super! Gloria for
Ukraine!’ – Oleksandr Blavatnyi;
‘The greatest youth sailor
Ukraine has ever been blessed
with’ – Valentyn Klymentyev;
‘Sviatoslav is simply brilliant!’
– Debbie Smith; ‘Slava is young,
strong and a straightforward
Ukrainian sportsman’ – Denys
Silchenko. |
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