In Kherson was 5th International Tournament Alexandr Beresh

 
December 1-2 in Kherson specialized educational complex sports profile "Boarding School II-III degree - Higher School of Physical Education" culture was 5 International Gymnastics Tournament in memory of Honored Master of Sports of Ukraine Alexandr Beresh. This sporting event was supported by the Regional Charity Foundation of Alexandr Beresh, the governor of Kherson oblast Nikolai Kostiuk and Fund of Ustin Maltsev.   During the opening Svetlana Beresh, a tournament organizer said that if a person has a memory of a close and native, who is not with us - that he has a future. If a person has no memory, it does not have any past or present. I try to do so that my friends and relatives the future has always been. So fond memory of Sasha I was carrying, carry and will carry with pride.   The competition was attended by 30 participants. This adult and youth teams of Ukraine, Belarus and Moldova. Ukraine was represented by athletes from Kiev, Kharkov, Donetsk, Lugansk, Zaporozhye, Kherson and Kirovohrad.
   
Winners in all-around and individual winners in the shells were awarded medals, cups, prizes and gifts from friends tournament.   Also as a cash prize awarded coach Oleg Stepan, a winner in all-around, Netreba PM.   By tradition, a separate prize awarded to the youngest players in the tournament, it was Pantaru Michael (Moldova). This monetary gift was presented by its founder - member of the regional council Kiyanovsky AA. Another special prize awarded to the winner at a favorite projectile Alexandr Beresh - the crossbar.   All coaches and participants received commemorative T-shirts with the logo of the tournament. Before awarding athletes held a competition for the audience to know the history of gymnastics and Tournament. Five winners received gifts from the Kherson Regional Charity Fund of the Alexandr Beresh.   Ustin Maltsev, head of the charity said that the tournament is named Alexandr Beresh, the tournament has become a national scale. Every year the number of participating regions of Ukraine, more and more. Name is Alexandr Beresh hallmark of sports not only in Kherson, and the entire country.  
Reference: Alexandr Beresh - absolute champion of Europe (2000) and the World University (1999), vice-champion (team competitions) and bronze medalist (all-around), the Sydney Olympics. Four times became the winner of the world championships. Multiple winner and winner of the World Cup and national tournaments. He died in a car crash Feb. 29, 2004.