On the 7th of September the scientific seminar "Olympic movement of Cherkasy region: past, present and future" took place at Physical Education Department.

University lecturers, students and representatives of Uman sports teams were participated at the seminar.

The first Olympic champion from Cherkasy region, Honored Master of Sports of the Soviet Union, an Olympic champion of 1964 in tandem canoe in 1000 m. distance (XVIII Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan) Andriy I. Hymych made a report on "The Olympic traditions of Cherkasy region" theme.

Andriy I. Hymych stressed on the meaning of Cherkasy region and University in Ukrainian Olympic competitors' preparation, and mentioned about our University graduate student Oleksandr V. Krykun - the bronze winner in hammer throwing in XXVI Summer Olympic games in 1996 in Atlanta, the USA.

The items of the resource base of future Olympic competitors' preparation were spoken about during the seminar. The participants shared their experience in sports preparation.

University guests mentioned the high level of the University resource and methodical base and students had an opportunity to be part of an International Olympic movement.