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21.04.2013 Russia gets its first World Sledge Hockey Trophy!

Russia gets its first World Sledge Hockey Trophy!  The Russian national team whose players are the stickmen of the Sports Centre for the Disabled of Ugra Konstantin Shikhov, Vasiliy Varlakov and Andrey Sokolov, won the bronze medal game.

The Russian national team whose players are the stickmen of the Sports Centre for the Disabled of Ugra Konstantin Shikhov, Vasiliy Varlakov and Andrey Sokolov, won the bronze medal game.

The Russians measured sticks with the Czech Republic for the third place. Ruslan Tuchin opened the score in the third minute of the first period. In the sixth minute of the second period Evgeniy Petrov tackled the puck and shot the second goal followed by the third one in the eight minute kicked by the Ugra player Vasiliy Varlakov.

The Czech Republic players did their best to hold off the Russia’s attacks but they lost the game with the score 3 to 0. Russia is the World Championship bronze medalist!

For the first time in the world sledge hockey history, the national team has participated in the A-League World Championship.

“The eight strongest teams entered the contest. Each game was very hard and hot for our national team. And only our guys managed to kick the goals to Canada and USA teams, the sledge hockey favorites,” Aleksandr Zykov, head coach of the Ugra Sledge Hockey Club, said in a statement. “The guys are real troopers, they were rewarded for their hard work! The players gave an incredible effort throughout the tournament. The toughest event was the match with the Italian team. We could either make the top three or struggle just for a five place. It seemed the last seconds of the last period stood still. This victory over Italy gave us a chance to fight for bronze. Our guys did everything in their power to hold the third place! I am extremely proud of our players, it’s beyond any words!”

Canada won the Championship in a 1-0 gold-medal victory over the United States who took the silver.

It will be recalled that 2013 IPS A-League Sledge Hockey World Championship was held April 12-20 in Goyang, South Korea. You can watch the games on the International Paralympic Committee YouTube channel following a link on the website of the Sports Centre for the Disabled of Ugra www.csi-ugra.ru
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Thanks to sport I see life differently, perceive myself in society in other way and feel more confident and stronger. Sledge hockey is very important for me; it is valuable for me to share joint wins with the team, with which we have a common goal to achieve good results!

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