Ukrainians win 36 medals at international competitions of the US Air Force

Ukrainians win 36 medals at international competitions of the US Air Force

Kyiv  •  UNN

March 13 2024, 08:45 AM • 22506 views

A Ukrainian team of veterans and servicemen won 36 medals, including 22 golds, at the U.S. Air Force Trials 2024 in Las Vegas, competing in 11 adaptive sports.

In the American city of Las Vegas, the Ukrainian team of veterans and military personnel has already won 36 awards. This is reported by UNN with reference to the telegram channel of the Ministry of Youth and Sports.

Details

The treasury of the Ukrainian national team  of veterans and servicemen has been replenished with more medals - our athletes-heroes have already won 36 medals at the United States Air Force Trials 2024 in the United States of America.

Among the new ones are a gold medal in bullet shooting won by Oleksandr Nedashkivsky.

It should be noted that the Ukrainian national team has already won 22 gold medals in competitions among veterans and servicemen who have been wounded and injured.

Recall

A total of 30 Ukrainian veterans and servicemen are participating in the United States Air Force Trials 2024 at the invitation of the US Air Force (Air Force Wounded Warrior (AFW2) program). They are competing in 11 adaptive sports: swimming, cycling, wheelchair basketball, sitting volleyball, wheelchair rugby, archery, powerlifting, running, shot put/discus, rowing, and shooting.

Also, UNN reported that Ukraine's national Paralympic team won 20 awards, including 8 gold, 7 silver and 5 bronze medals at the World Championships in Canada.

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