On the sixth day of competition at the USA Warrior Games, our athletes won 20 track and field awards, including 5 gold, 10 silver and 5 bronze.
Artem Lukashuk (100 m, 200 m) and Dmytro Chabanenko (800 m and 1500 m) each have two gold medals. Maksym Basko also won the gold medal in the 400 m race.
Medalists of the sixth day of competition at the Warrior Games:
"Gold":
Artem Lukashuk (running at distances of 100 m and 200 m)
Dmytro Chabanenko (running at distances of 800 m and 1500 m)
Maksym Basko (running at a distance of 400 m)
"Silver":
Yevhen Zhar (running at distances of 1500 m, 800 m, 4x100 relay)
Oleksiy Bobchynets (running at distances of 200 m and 800 m)
Maksym Yermokhin (running at distances of 100 m and 4x100 relay)
Maksym Basko (100 m distance running)
Artem Lukashuk (4x100 relay)
Ivan Geretsun (4x100 relay)
"Bronze":
Oleksiy Bobchynets (running at a distance of 100 m)
Maksym Yermokhin (running at a distance of 200 m)
Ivan Geretsun (running at distances of 100 m and 200 m)
Viktor Legkodukh (wheelchair running).
In total, the Ukrainian national team has already won 57 awards, 23 of which are gold.
The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Warrior Games is an annual event, first held in 2010, that celebrates the resiliency and dedication of wounded, ill, and injured active duty and veteran U.S. military service members.
Hundreds of elite athletes, including those from international allied nations, compete in adaptive sporting events such as wheelchair basketball, cycling, indoor rowing, and wheelchair rugby, among others.
The DoD Warrior Games serve as a way to enhance the recovery and rehabilitation of wounded warriors by providing them exposure to adaptive sports. Participation in the Warrior Games represents the culmination of a service member’s involvement in an adaptive sports program and demonstrates the incredible potential of wounded warriors through competitive sports.
The 2022 Warrior Games, hosted by the U.S. Army, will take place at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World Resort from August 19-28, and will once again be open to the public, welcoming the community and the world to be a part of the excitement and support these heroes.
