In Zaporizhzhya National University started sports contest among the teachers and staff of the university
January 28 in our university held the first competition in the framework of sports contest among the teachers and staff of Zaporizhzhya National - namely of checkers.
Organizer of the sports event were representatives of sports and recreation complex of Zaporizhzhya National University. 
According to Deputy Director of sports and recreation complex of ZNU Oleksandr Petrenko, this year to take part in sports contest registered about 100 wanting to face off in competitions in various kinds of sports.
The judges of this event were Deputy Director of sports and recreation complex Oleksandr Petrenko (chief judge) and senior lecturer of the Department of Physical Education Halyna Yesionova (judge). Teams were divided into male and female. Overall participation in sports "confrontation" took part 16 people - 10 men and 6 women. 
At the beginning of the event to those present with a welcoming speech addressed Director of sports and recreation complex Mykhaylo Protas, who wished to get pleasure from the competition and achieve good results. And Halyna Yesionova explained to the participants the rules and invited all to the game.
As a result of fierce fighting among the winners of the women were:
1st place – Yana Petrychenko (accountant of 1st category);
2nd place – Iryna Tkachenko (associate professor of Mathematical Analysis Department of Mathematics Faculty);
3rd place – Hanna Kanonenko (teacher of physical education of ELC of ZNU).
Among men:
1st place – Andriy Kurhuzov (Ph.D. in Physics, associate professor, Deputy Dean for educational work of the Faculty of Management);
2nd place – Heorhiy Artomov (electrician of 8th academic building of ZNU);
3rd place – Serhiy Tykhomyrov (Head of Reference and Bibliographic Department of the Scientific Library of ZNU).
The winners received certificates, medals, gifts and a lot of positive emotions from a sports event.
We remind that tomorrow among teachers and university staff will be competitions with table tennis (2nd academic building, 2nd sports hall, beginning at 10.00). Therefore, all can come to support and encourage friends and colleagues.
Kseniya Nazarenko
