Transcarpathian Olympians received apartments from Ledyda

Participants of the XXI Winter Olympics Annamarie Chundak and Yosyp Penyak received apartments in a new residential area in Uzhgorod. And Transcarpathian Olympic training center from now has a modern minibus to travel to training camps and competitions.

   "Ford Transit" costing nearly 350,000 UAH now will be driving pupils of the Transcarpathian Olympic training center. In the center nearly three dozen promising athletes – skiers and snowboarders – are trained. Until now it was not possible to travel abroad to competitions by their own transport, said the center’s director Zoltan Mynai:  

     But now comfortable journeys to France or Italy are real.

   Almost 600,000 UAH were allocated from the regional budget to purchase two one-bedroom apartments in the regional center. New apartments are in a comfortable area on Osipenko st. Multiple champion of Ukraine Annamarie Chundak said: this is the most valuable gift in all her fifteen year long career. Her colleague – Yosyp Penyak – shared his plans for the flat:

   – By the end of the winter we will be at the competition, so I plan to begin repairs in the spring.If all goes well, we will move to the new apartment this summer.

   Head of the region Oleksandr Ledyda is convinced that such gifts are a great promotion of young talents: "We understand that this talented young people should be supported. That is why members of the regional council voted for funding. Moreover, if Transcarpathian athletes participate in the Olympic Games and show decent results, they can count on the full support of the regional government to solve housing problems" – the press center of RSA quoted the "governor".