Leonid Chernovetskyi

Mayor of Kyiv

On behalf of Kyiv Municipal Administration I warmly welcome all guests and participants of the European Championship in Kyiv - one of the most ancient cities of Europe with glorious fencing traditions.

The ring of Cossacks’ sabers is still heard on the hills of Dnieper. It used to be a joust. Nowadays fencing has become an elite sport that is popular in the whole Europe. Many generations of the Ukrainian fencers still carry on the traditions of glorious Ukrainian warriors.

To host the European Championship is a great honour for Kyiv – a city of glorious sport traditions. Kyiv Municipal Administration pays great attention to development and support of sport. At the moment Ukraine has all the necessary infrastructures for holding the European Fencing Championship in accordance with the highest international standards.

I wish success to the organizers of the competitions, luck and spectacular fights to the participants and amazing sport show and unforgettable impressions to guests.