“Warrior Games” will be held in Kyiv: veterans will represent Ukraine at international competitions
On Saturday, the National Warrior Games will be held in Kyiv at the central stadium of Desnyansky district. These are the largest competitions among military personnel and veterans who have suffered injuries, injuries and illnesses as a
result of duty in the combat zone.
According to the results of the competition, the National Team of Ukraine of 40 combatants will be formed, which will represent our country for the first time at the international competitions Warrior Games in September 2021 in Orlando (USA), in which more than 500 combatants from 8 countries of the world will take part (USA, UK, Canada, Australia, Netherlands). Georgia, Denmark, Ukraine).
National selections will be held within the framework of the Festival “Vityaga Unconquered”: more than 260 veterans and servicemen registered to compete in 11 adaptive sports: archery, golf, ball shooting, athletics, cycling, swimming, rowing on exercise machines, wheelchair basketball, wheelchair rugby, powerlifting, sitting volleyball.
About Warrior Games
In 2021, for the first time, the Ukrainian national team of veterans with injuries due to war and servicemen will take part in the Warrior Games. The Warrior Games are an international multi-sport event for servicemen and veterans who have suffered injuries, injuries or illnesses in the line of duty. Among the participants, teams from eight countries of the world, namely from the USA, Ukraine, Australia, Canada, Great Britain, Denmark, the Netherlands and Georgia.
Warrior Games has been organized by the US Department of Defense since 2013.
Adaptive sports in the Warrior Games program: archery, golf, ball shooting, athletics, cycling, swimming, rowing on simulators, wheelchair basketball, wheelchair rugby, powerlifting, volleyball sitting.
This year the Warrior Games will be held from September 8 to 23 in Orlando, Florida, United States.
Detailed program at the link: https://cutt.ly/kbFRXw3
