Vladyslav Geraskevych won a gold medal at the final stage of the European Skeleton Cup in Lillehammer. The athlete successfully completed the European part of the season with a victory.
Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal announced his retirement due to injuries. He thanked the fans in 12 languages. His last tournament was the 2024 Olympics.
Ukrainian Olympic champion Yaroslava Maguchikh is among the three nominees for the title of the best athlete in Europe in 2024. Her rivals are Femke Bohl from the Netherlands and Keeley Hodgkinson from the UK.
The Cabinet of Ministers has set the amount of rewards for athletes and coaches for 4th-6th places at the 2024 Olympics in Paris. For 4th place - UAH 250 thousand, for 5th - UAH 200 thousand, for 6th - UAH 150 thousand.
Ukrainian athlete Oleh Doroshchuk won a silver medal in the Diamond League high jump final. He cleared a height of 2.31 meters, repeating his personal best, but lost to Italian Gianmarco Tamberi, who cleared 2.34 meters.
Ukrainian Yaroslava Maguchikh won her third consecutive victory in the Diamond League high jump final. Her compatriot Iryna Gerashchenko took third place in the competition.
The Ministry of Youth and Sports will pay Ukrainian Paralympic athletes $8. 095 million for medals at the 2024 Games. Swimmer Andriy Trusov will receive the largest amount of $550,000 for 2 gold and 3 silver medals.
Ukrainian athlete Maryna Mazhula won a silver medal in kayaking at the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris. She finished second in the 200-meter final in the KL1 class, behind only a representative of Chile.
Ukraine's national team won 5 gold, 3 silver and 4 bronze medals on the tenth day of the Paralympics in Paris. The medals were won in athletics, rowing, table tennis, powerlifting, judo, swimming and fencing.
Ukrainian athletes won silver medals at the 2024 Paralympic Games. In the final, the Ukrainians lost to the Chinese team with a score of 37:45, demonstrating a persistent fight until the last minute.
Ukrainian athlete Maryna Lytovchenko became the vice-champion of the 2024 Paralympic Games in table tennis. In the final, she lost to a representative of Iraq, winning her third medal in the singles.
Ukrainian judoka Oleksandr Nazarenko won the fifth medal for Ukraine at the 2024 Paralympics. He defeated Frenchman Elios Latshumanaya in the J2 class 90 kg weight category in the final.
Ukrainian Paralympian Mykola Sinyuk won a bronze medal in the KL2 kayaking class. This is Ukraine's first medal at the 2024 Paralympic Games in kayaking and canoeing and Sinyuk's second Paralympic award.
Ukrainian athlete Ihor Tsvetov has won a gold medal in the 200-meter dash in the T35 class at the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris. This is the athlete's second individual medal at these competitions.
Ukrainian Paralympian Yegor Dementiev became the champion in the C4-5 road group race at the 2024 Paralympic Games. This is his fourth Paralympic gold medal and first victory in a group race in 12 years.
Ukrainian athlete Liudmyla Danylina won a silver medal in the 1500 meters at the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris. This is her third Paralympic award, bringing the total number of medals won by Ukraine at these Games to 62.
Ukrainian athletes won 9 medals, including 2 golds, on the 8th day of the Paralympic Games in Paris. Ukraine retained its 7th place in the medal standings with 61 awards, tied for 5th place with France.
Ukrainian judoka Natalia Nikolaychyk won a gold medal in the women's 48 kg weight category at the 2024 Paralympic Games. This is the athlete's second Paralympic medal after her bronze medal in London 2012.
Ukrainian cyclist Pavlo Bal has won a bronze medal in the men's time trial at the 2024 Paralympics. This is Ukraine's first-ever medal in this sport, bringing the country's total medal tally at the Games to 54.
Ukrainian athlete Maria Pomazan won a gold medal in the shot put at the 2024 Paralympic Games in the F35 class. She set a personal season record with a shot put of 12.75 meters.
Nastasia Moskalenko won a gold medal in the shot put at the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris. She set a new world record in the F32 class, throwing the shot put 8 meters.
Ukrainian Paralympians won 4 gold and 3 silver medals on the seventh day of competition. The Ukrainian national team ranks 7th in the medal standings with 52 awards: 13 gold, 18 silver and 21 bronze.
Ukrainian athlete Maria Shpatkivska won a silver medal in the shot put at the 2024 Paralympics. She set a new European record in the F46 class with a distance of 12.35 meters.
The Ukrainian national team has risen to 7th place in the medal standings of the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris. On the sixth day of competition, Ukrainian Paralympians won 10 medals: 4 gold, 3 silver and 3 bronze.
Ukrainian athlete Olena Fedota-Isaeva won a bronze medal in wheelchair fencing at the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris. In the small final, she defeated her opponent from China with a score of 15:3.
Ukrainian track and field athlete Natalia Kobzar won a gold medal in the 400 meters in the T37 class at the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris. This is her first individual gold medal at the Paralympics, and the 44th award for the Ukrainian national team at these Games.
Ukrainian Paralympian Oksana Boturchuk won a bronze medal in the 400 meters at the 2024 Paralympic Games. This is her 11th Paralympic medal, which is a record for Ukraine in athletics.
Ukraine's national team won 8 new medals at the Paralympics in Paris, bringing its total to 35 medals. President Zelenskyy congratulated the athletes by sharing videos of their performances on social media.
Ukrainian athlete Oleksandr Lytvynenko won a bronze medal in the long jump at the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris. This is his debut medal at the Paralympics, and he achieved a personal best.
Ukrainian Paralympian Zoya Ovsiy won a bronze medal in the mace throw at the 2024 Paris Games. The athlete of the F51 class showed a result of 14.17 meters, competing with rivals of the higher F53 class.