AFU representative Sofiia Shkatula won gold at the World Roller Ski Championships.

The Physical Culture and Sports Department of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine reports this.

The Summer World Roller Ski Championships began on September 3 in Madona, Latvia. On the first day of competition, Sofiia Shkatula, who represents the “Tysovets” Winter Sports Training and Sports Base, won the junior women’s 10-kilometre race.

The Ukrainian athlete completed the distance in 27 minutes 57.1 seconds and became world champion.

The Summer World Roller Ski Championships in Madona will run until September 6.