Alexander Balandin: "60 kg class will be the toughest" 16:00 09/30/2016 Alexander Balandin is one of the most experienced members of the Ukrainian national team. Not what you were looking for? Search for other text. At the last European Championships, Alexander showed far the best performance, but it had its reasons: " European Championship in 2016 was not the best way for me. I can say that at the European Championships I was not very tired physically. But I came not quite recovered. Recently, I have a fairly complex and busy schedule of life. It is because of the basic work and home affairs, plus to all – this work with the federation (Alexander is the president of the regional federation). In all this confusion, I need to devote time to training and preparation. At the European Championships I was ready physically, but I did not come restored and rested from all other concerns, and the road to Europe was exhausting with the lack of opportunities to recover. Before the fight I felt