Visiting A. Pushkar 21:15 02/13/2012 I saw a giant billboard in the centre, near a beautiful Jesuit cathedral and I realized how popular armwrestling is in Ukraine, how Pushkar the Champion is admired here. The sign stated – “The Pride of Our Town” Not what you were looking for? Search for other text. Just a few days ago (09.02.12) our journalist visited Andrey Pushkar in his hometown Kremenec, in Ukraine 150km away from the Polish border. The first mentions of the town, inhabited by twenty thousand people, appeared in 12th century. It is not hard to find our competitor there at all. His photos are even in billboards, he is so popular here. Andrey lives in a house which whole ground floor is a gym. First he took me to a room of his father Anatoly Pushkar who died tragically in 2008. Among all the remembrances of him, the most exposed one is a Ukrainian Honoured Trainer card. Mr Anatoly Pushkar did not manage to receive it personally. He was welcomed to the elitist group of the
