The Volia Space Ukrainian House was open during the Olympic Games in Paris, with more than 15,000 guests. The project has become an important media center and a place of cultural diplomacy, telling the world about Ukraine.
The Ukrainian MMA national team won first place at the World Championship in the UAE among children, youth and juniors. The team won 33 medals in three age categories, becoming the best among 700 athletes from 47 countries.
Ukrainian athletes won 12 medals at the 2024 Olympics in Paris, ranking 21th in the medal standings. On August 10, Ukrainians competed in 9 sports, winning silver in women's wrestling.
Ukrainian boxer Oleksandr Khyzhnyak has reached the semifinals of the 2024 Olympic Games in the 80 kg weight category. Having defeated Brazilian Wanderson Pereira, he guaranteed himself at least a bronze medal, the third for Ukraine at these Games.
Ukrainian athlete Mykhailo Kokhan has qualified for the hammer throw final at the Olympic Games in Paris. In the qualification, he took second place in Group A with a throw of 77.42 meters.
The Ministry of Youth and Sports has approved the State Program for Strengthening Ukrainian National and Civic Identity until 2028. The program covers key tasks in patriotic education, civic education and cooperation between stakeholders.
Ukrainian fencer Olha Harlan won a bronze medal at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. In the third place match, she defeated Choi Sibin of the Republic of Korea with a score of 15:14.
The results of the Time to Act, Unstoppable competition have been summarized. 15 communities will receive funding to create adaptive sports spaces for people with disabilities, wounded and war veterans.
Ukrainian swimmers Maryna Alekseeva and Vladyslava Alekseeva won gold in the Super Final of the World Cup in Rhythmic Swimming held in Budapest.
Ukrainian wrestler Aida Kerimova won gold in the 50 kg weight category at the European U-20 Wrestling Championships.
Ukrainians Volodymyr Savchyn and Taras Kuzyk became European champions in the canoe double 1000 meters among youth at the European Canoeing Championships in Slovakia.
Ukrainian cheerleaders won Ukraine's first-ever license to participate in the 2025 World Games in Chengdu, China, after winning several categories at the European Championships in Oslo, Norway.
Sophia Naumenko from Ukraine won a gold medal and became the European champion in the RS Aero 6 yacht class at the tournament held in France.
Ksenia Bailo and Marko Barsukov won a bronze medal in the mixed pairs synchronized diving from the 10-meter tower at the 2024 European Aquatics Championships in Belgrade.
Ukrainian weightlifter Angelina Selivanova won gold medals in the clean and jerk (80 kg) and the shot put (97 kg), becoming the absolute champion of Europe among girls under 15 in the 64 kg weight category.
Ukrainian athletes won silver medals in the mixed pairs team diving competition at the 2024 European Championships in Belgrade.
Ukraine's women's 3x3 basketball team has won one of 12 tickets to the European Championships, defeating teams from Turkey, Estonia, Poland, and Slovakia in the qualifying tournament in Bratislava.
Ukrainian athlete Veronika Marchenko won a license for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, taking third place at the world qualifying tournament in Antalya, Turkey.
Ukraine's men's national volleyball team won the 2024 Euroleague Gold, defeating Croatia 3-1 in the final, securing its second title in the tournament after winning in 2017.
Ukrainian athletes Taisiia Onofriichuk and Viktoriia Onopriienko won silver and bronze medals respectively in the all-around at the Grand Prix of Rhythmic Gymnastics in the Czech city of Brno.
Serhiy Nebotov, a Ukrainian judoka, won a bronze medal in the 73 kg weight category at the European Cup in Podčetrtek, Slovenia, defeating Ibrahim Aliyev of Azerbaijan in the third place match.
The men's national volleyball team of Ukraine has reached the final of the Golden Euroleague 2024, defeating the Czech Republic 3-0 in the semifinals.
The International Olympic Committee has announced the first lists of eligible "neutral" athletes with Russian and Belarusian passports, approving 25 out of 42 licenses to participate in the 2024 Summer Olympics.
Ukrainian athletes won gold, silver and bronze medals at the World Paratriathlon Championships held in Taranto, Italy. 4 Ukrainians won 3 awards among 90 athletes from 22 countries.
Yaroslava Maguchikh won gold and set a new European record in the women's 2. 01 m high jump at the European Athletics Championships in Rome, while Ukrainian Iryna Gerashchenko won bronze with a score of 1.95 m.
Contest of Social Initiatives "Time to act, Ukraine!" have collected almost 1 thousand applications.
Communities can receive grants of up to UAH 400,000 for the creation of adaptive sports clubs within the framework of the competition "Time to act, The Expendables".
Ukrainian athletes Ivanna Burba, Amelia Volynskaya, Alexandra Koretskaya, Maria Zdorovtsova, Alisa Kulik, Elizaveta Lymar, Angelina Ovchinnikova and Valeria Tishchenko won gold in sports swimming at the third stage of the World Cup in Markham, Canada.
Ukrainian rapier player Daria Mironyuk won a gold medal in the individual competition at the European Youth Fencing Championships in Antalya, Turkey.
A strong state, a powerful army and the economic success of Ukrainians are key components of preserving national identity, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba believes.