On February 17-18, the Ukrainian Veterans Badminton Championship took place in Kyiv, where athletes from Sumy participated, including senior lecturer of the Department of Foreign Languages and Linguodidactics Oksana Gladchenko and senior lecturer of the Department of Physical Education and Sports Antonina Siryk. In the women's doubles category 55+, Oksana Gladchenko and Antonina Siryk became the champions. Additionally, Oksana Gladchenko, together with Sumy badminton player Yuriy Kovalov, won bronze medals in the mixed category 50+.