The national wheelchair dance sports team has entered the top ten in the world, reported by the National Sports Committee for the Disabled of Ukraine, Paralympic Committee.
Ukrainian para dancers secured 9 high honors at the World Championship in Para Dance Sport held in Genoa, Italy, from November 23 to 27, featuring athletes with disabilities from 25 countries worldwide. Represented by 12 athletes, the Ukrainian team earned 1 gold, 6 silver, and 2 bronze medals.
Olena Chynka – gold medal, women's singles category, class 2; silver medal in the duo standard programme with Oleksandr Onishchenko, class 2.
Ivan Sivak – 3 silver medals in the following programme categories: men's singles, class 2; singles freestyle, class 2; and in the duo latin programme with Olena Dankevych, class 2.
Snizhana Kernych, Volodymyr Kernych – silver medal in the duo latin programme, class 1; bronze medal in the duo standard programme, class 1.
Snizhana Kernych, Ihor Bozhenko – silver medal in the combi freestyle programme, class 1.
Nataliia Bespalova, Illya Teniuta – bronze medal in the combi standard programme, class 2.
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Congratulations to the team for a successful performance at the World Championship, overcoming all the challenges faced by each athlete and coach on the way to Genoa!
