Oleksandr “Sasha” Ostapchuk (left) heads a ball while playing for a tournament squad of the Philadelphia Ukrainian…
Category: 8. Sports
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Long before the World Cup, Ukrainian immigrants built a soccer powerhouse in Philly | KGOU
NORTH WALES, Pa. — Just before game time, Roman Chuprynyak sat in a locker room bent forward, face intense. He ran his hand through stubbly gray hair while giving his team one more pep talk.
“You win,”…
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Ukraine sports minister criticises IOC over potential easing of Russian return to sport
Matvii Bidnyi. Photo: Facebook
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Zelenska and Howard Buffett visited Ukraine’s first accessible sports facility
Ukraine’s First Lady Olena Zelenska, together with American philanthropist Howard Buffett, visited LOKO CHOKOlivka, the country’s first fully accessible sports facility.
This facility, built on the site of the “Lokomotiv” Basketball…
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Olena Zelenska and Howard Buffett visited Ukraine’s first fully accessible sports space | Ukraine news
A long-neglected stadium in Chokolivka reopened as Ukraine’s first fully accessible sports space, offering adaptive training and restoring community hope.
The First Lady of Ukraine, Olena Zelenska, and American philanthropist Howard Buffett…
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Krolevets community opens inclusive sports space with Swedish partner | Ukraine news
Residents will find new adapted outdoor equipment and gathering spots, promising improved social ties and rehabilitation opportunities across the community.
In the Krolevets community in Sumy region, an inclusive sports space was opened thanks…
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Sports — Mahuchikh wins gold at competition in Netherlands
How the winning performance unfolded
For Yaroslava, this was only her second event of the current outdoor season, after the Diamond League meet in Rabat in May (where she also won with a result of 1.97 m). In Hengelo, the…
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NOC urges politicians to block Russian and Belarusian flags at sports events | Ukraine news
Gutcait warns that allowing national symbols risks normalizing aggression, and urges governments to act alongside sports bodies to prevent politicization of competitions.
Not only sports organizations must counter the admission of athletes from…
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Svitolina vs Eala – Match result at WTA 500 tournament in Berlin
‘Philippine barrier’ for the Ukrainian
Svitolina entered the quarterfinal clash after a confident win over Germany’s Eva Lys. Meanwhile, her opponent Alexandra Eala had already become the tournament’s biggest sensation,…
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Number of Ukrainian athletes held in Russian captivity revealed
At least 19 Ukrainian athletes are currently being held in Russian captivity.
Source: Center for Civil Liberties
Details: Ahead of International Olympic Day, marked annually on 23 June, the organisation,…
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