{"id":109236,"date":"2024-10-14T11:52:52","date_gmt":"2024-10-14T08:52:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/109236\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","slug":"kickboxer-hurkou-retires-as-world-champion","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/109236\/","title":{"rendered":"Kickboxer Hurko\u016d retires as world champion"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"block-image block-image-normal\">\n\n  <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1128\" height=\"753\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/gurkov_chemp_instagram_1128x753.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/gurkov_chemp_instagram_1128x753.jpg 1128w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/gurkov_chemp_instagram_1128x753-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/gurkov_chemp_instagram_1128x753-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/gurkov_chemp_instagram_1128x753-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/gurkov_chemp_instagram_1128x753-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1128px) 100vw, 1128px\" \/>\n  <figcaption>\n  \n       <div class=\"block-image__author\">\n                <span>(Hurko\u016d&#039;s Instagram account)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n     <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>October 14, <em>Pozirk<\/em>.<\/strong> Muay Thai world champion Vital Hurko\u016d, currently representing Ukraine, has announced his retirement from sports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Belarusian athlete moved to Ukraine after supporting the 2020 postelection protests in Belarus. Hurko\u016d is also known for opposing Russia\u2019s war against Ukraine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI am leaving the ring as world champion in Muay Thai boxing and K-1. I am grateful to my team, my sparring partners and mentors for helping me train,\u201d the athlete said on Instagram.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"insert-block\">\n\n    <div class=\"insert-block__img\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"354\" height=\"236\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/andrei_mialeshka_fb-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/andrei_mialeshka_fb-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/andrei_mialeshka_fb-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/andrei_mialeshka_fb-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/andrei_mialeshka_fb-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/andrei_mialeshka_fb.jpg 1350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> Politics<\/label>\n\n                            <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> Society<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">Politics, Society<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">Journalist Miale\u0161ka: my expulsion from Georgia was just the beginning, there are some 10 cases<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">October 13, Pozirk. Belarusian journalist Andrej Miale\u0161ka has told Pozirk that his expulsion from Georgia in September was &quot;just the beginning&quot; of hostility toward Belarusians, and that the number of such expulsions has since increased to about 10. &quot;A few &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/109177\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read the article<\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>October 14, Pozirk. Muay Thai world champion Vital Hurko\u016d, currently representing Ukraine, has announced his retirement from sports. The Belarusian athlete moved to Ukraine after supporting the 2020 postelection protests in Belarus. Hurko\u016d is also known for opposing Russia\u2019s war against Ukraine. \u201cI am leaving the ring as world champion in Muay Thai boxing and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":83,"featured_media":109205,"template":"","rubric":[32],"class_list":["post-109236","articles","type-articles","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","rubric-sport"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Kickboxer Hurko\u016d retires as world champion | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"October 14, Pozirk. Muay Thai world champion Vital Hurko\u016d, currently representing Ukraine, has announced his retirement from sports. 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