Ukrainian Sporting Federation

The Ukrainian Sporting Federation (Ukrainian: Українська Федерація Спортінгу, УФС) is the national sporting federation of Ukraine for the sporting and compak sporting shotgun disciplines. It is a membership-based sports organization that promotes, regulates and organizes sporting clays competitions in Ukraine and represents Ukrainian athletes in the international sporting community. The Federation is headquartered in Khmelnytskyi, Ukraine, at Starokostiantynivske shose 1/1. Its official website, usf-shooting.com.ua, serves as the central hub for the organization, publishing competition results, athlete rankings, the competition calendar, qualification norms and requirements, and information about shooting ranges across Ukraine. The site is available in both Ukrainian and English. Membership in the Federation is open to anyone who wishes to join, provided they have a smoothbore firearm of 12th to 20th caliber and all relevant documents, and are at least 12 years old. According to the Federation, its youngest shooter is 12 years old and its oldest is 93, reflecting a broad age range among participants. The Federation emphasizes that men, women and their children all shoot within its ranks. The organization is led by President Mykhailo Demchyshen (Михайло Демчишен), a Master of Sport of International Class, and Vice-President Oleh Makodzeba (Олег Макодзеба), also a Master of Sport of International Class. The Federation highlights the opportunity for members to learn accurate shooting, represent Ukraine at international cups and championships, meet people from a wide variety of professions, and spend free time productively. Sporting, the discipline the Federation governs, is an international shotgun sport practiced in more than 56 countries with over 1,000,000 athletes worldwide, according to the Federation. The Ukrainian Sporting Federation positions itself as part of this global shooting family and actively encourages new members to join.

The Ukrainian Sporting Federation (Українська Федерація Спортінгу) is the national sporting federation of Ukraine for the sporting and compak sporting disciplines. Sporting is an international shotgun sport in which participants shoot at clay targets launched along varied trajectories to simulate the flight of game birds; compak sporting is a related variant. The Federation was established to organize and develop these disciplines within Ukraine and to represent Ukrainian shooters internationally. The Federation operates as a membership organization. According to its official website, membership is open to individuals who possess a smoothbore firearm of 12th to 20th caliber together with all relevant documents, and who are at least 12 years old. The Federation reports that its youngest member is 12 years old and its oldest is 93, indicating a wide age range among its participants. It emphasizes that men, women and their children all take part in shooting within the Federation. The organization is headquartered in Khmelnytskyi, Ukraine, at Starokostiantynivske shose 1/1. Its leadership includes President Mykhailo Demchyshen and Vice-President Oleh Makodzeba, both described as Masters of Sport of International Class. The Federation maintains an official website, usf-shooting.com.ua, available in Ukrainian and English, which publishes competition results, athlete rankings, the competition calendar, qualification norms and requirements, information about shooting ranges in Ukraine, and details on how to join the Federation. The Federation positions itself within the global sporting community. According to its website, sporting unites more than 56 countries and over 1,000,000 athletes. The Federation offers its members the opportunity to learn accurate shooting, to represent Ukraine at international cups and championships, to meet people from a wide variety of professions, and to spend their free time productively. It also provides information on the rules of sporting and compak sporting, and maintains a calendar of competitions and results. As of the available evidence, the Federation is active and continues to promote the sporting and compak sporting disciplines in Ukraine through competitions, rankings and membership development.

National governing body for sporting and compak sporting shotgun disciplines in Ukraine; membership-based sports federation open to shooters aged 12 and above.

1. 1Українська Федерація Спортінгу — Official Websiteusf-shooting.com.ua
2. 2Ukrainian Sporting Federation — Wikidatawikidata.org