TSPU Students are Winners of the Tomsk Region Artistic Fencing Championship

TSPU Students are winners of  the Tomsk Region Artistic Fencing Championship Tomsk State Pedagogical University hosted the Tomsk Region Artistic Fencing Championship. Participants included students from the Big University of Tomsk (TSPU, TSU, TUSUR), trainees from the Tomsk Palace of Children and Youth Creativity, and students from the Tomsk Humanities Lyceum.

The competition featured 18 performances across three categories: "Solo Routine," "Duo – Free Style," and "Group – Free Style."

According to Viktor Lobanov, one of the event organizers and Associate Professor at the Institute for the Development of Teacher Education, the number of performances at the regional championship surpassed those at the Russian Cup. He also emphasized that TSPU students emerged victorious in all tournament categories.

Denis Bazavluk, a student from the Faculty of Physical Education and Sports, claimed the championship title once again, achieving a confident win in the "Solo Routine" discipline. Anna Yegorova, a student from the Institute of Foreign Languages and International Cooperation, secured first place in two categories: "Duo – Free Style" and "Group – Free Style," meeting the requirements for the first sports rank. Students from other faculties also performed great, including Ksenia Mansvetova, Ilya Mongolin, and Yuri Shklyarov (Faculty of History and Philology) and Alina Lobanova (Faculty of Biology and Chemistry). The winners were coached by Viktor Lobanov, who attributed the athletes' success to years of collaboration between the university's structural divisions and the Tomsk Region Fencing Federation, along with the use of advanced training methods in artistic fencing.

«The success of TSPU students in the competition is a natural outcome of years of collaborative work between the university’s departments as part of the experimental platform ‘Self-Organization of Youth Through Collective Activities in Fencing.’ The partnership between the Institute of Teacher Education Development, the Institute of Physical Education and Sports, and the Tomsk Region Fencing Federation has enabled the development of advanced training methods in artistic fencing. These methods consistently bring TSPU students to the podium at competitions and prestigious festivals across various cities in Russia», — said Viktor Lobanov.

Viktor Lobanov also highlighted that his students are now stepping into mentorship roles, with their protégés achieving success in this year’s championship. For instance, Timur Boltovsky, coached by Denis Bazavluk, earned third place in the "Solo Routine" discipline.