Revival of Strength: Modern Martial Arts Hall for Youth Opens in Irpin
Kyiv region continues to restore sports infrastructure destroyed by the enemy. A new martial arts hall has been opened at the State Tax University in Irpin, which will become a training center for future champions and a symbol of the region’s resilience.
By Tetiana Suchkova-Ladik
December 21, 2025 · 1 min read
The opening of this facility is of special significance: at the beginning of the full-scale invasion the university's sports complex suffered significant damage. Today, in its place, is a modern space for the development of judo, freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling, sambo, boxing, free-fight and khorting.
A Forge of Masters of Sport
The Tax University has traditionally been one of the country's most powerful sports hubs. Over the years it has produced:
- 27 Honored Masters of Sport of Ukraine;
- 86 Masters of Sport of international class;
- over 400 Masters of Sport and 1,500 candidates for Master of Sport.
The implementation of the project was made possible thanks to the joint efforts of the university, the NOC of Ukraine in the Kyiv region and the Bucha District Wrestling Association. Olympians, defenders of Ukraine and representatives of the Kyiv Regional Military Administration (KOVA) attended the ceremony, emphasizing the importance of sport in raising strong young people.
«This hall is not just a place for training. It is proof that the Kyiv region is recovering, despite everything, and is creating conditions for the development of a new generation of free and strong people»
— Andriy Mykhalchuk, Head of the Department of Youth and Sports of the Kyiv Regional Military Administration (KOVA)
The new venue will serve not only a sporting but also a social function, promoting a healthy lifestyle among students and the youth of the Bucha district.
