Kateryna Demyanenko: "Armwrestling is closer to me" 09:00 10/24/2014 Records of Ukraine on swimming do not interfere to Ukrainian para-sportsman Kateryna Demyanenko to participate successfully at the world armwrestling championships. Not what you were looking for? Search for other text. Kateryna, how did you come to sport? I graduated from the Kharkiv Academy of Physical Education as "Trainer-researcher". And in active sport I came when on some regional competitions I was noticed by Vadim Krasov. He suggested me to do armwrestling seriously. Then I started swimming. I achieved great results. I am became world champion, European record holder in Ukraine. I participated in the Paralympic Games, where showed good results. But armwrestling is much closer to me. Now I continue to swim, but it is just to keep myself fit. Is an armwrestling for disabled people developing in Ukraine? There are people who are doing it, but not very much. Especially it is a sport for which needs some money