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Piddubny Olympic College

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Piddubny Olympic College (Ukrainian: Олімпійський коледж імені Івана Піддубного, romanizedOlimpiyskyi koledzh imeni Ivana Piddubnoho) is a sports school in Kyiv that provides sports reserve for Olympic sports. The college also has a combined boarding middle and high school. Upon successful completion a college graduate of the school receives an undergraduate diploma in "Physical development and sport".

History

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The college was created in 1966 by the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine as the Republican College of Physical Culture (Ukrainian: Республіканське вище училище фізичної культури, Respublikanske vyshche uchylyshche fizychnoyi kultury) also known as RVUFK. On 24 July 2015 it was renamed to Piddubny Olympic College.[1] The college has two specialized halls for fencing, small sports halls for light athletics and football, a swimming pool, five football fields, a specialized hall for sports gymnastics, a specialized hall for wrestling, five indoor tennis courts.[2] There are also two dormitory buildings, two dining halls, main learning building, medical department, library, computer room, laundry room, auto parking, and warehouses.

Sections:

RVUFK is a member of the Kyiv City Football Federation,[3] a regional federation of the Football Federation of Ukraine. Its football team participates in championships of both Kyiv City and Kyiv Oblast football federations.[4]

At the 2015 Makarov Memorial Tournament, the college football team participated under the name of CSKA Kyiv.[5][6]

Notable alumni

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  • Yury Gelman (born 1955), Ukrainian-born American Olympic fencing coach

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Dmytro Semchuk: We played better game with Volyn. Ukrainian Youth Football League website.
  2. ^ RVUFK at 7Sport (Sport in your city)
  3. ^ Kyiv city football federation. official website
  4. ^ Kyiv Oblast Football Federation. official website
  5. ^ CSKA Kyiv will play at the Makarov Memorial. UA-Football. 12 January 2015
  6. ^ CKSA completed participation at the 2015 Makarov Memorial. CSKA of Ukraine website.
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