The BGV Foundation acted as the general partner of sports competitions for veterans
On August 6, Zhytomyr hosted the second stage of the «Strong of Ukraine» sports competition as part of the first all-Ukrainian tour of competitions for combat participants, veterans, and their family members.
The BGV Charity Fund acted as the general partner of the competition, in which more than 100 athletes took part, participating in the organization and holding of the event together with the Strongman Federation of Ukraine.
«Helping the military is one of the priority areas of our foundation's work. And such events are extremely important, because they show that our defenders can count on support not only at the front, but also beyond it», — said Polina Aldoshyna, director of the BGV Charity Fund.
During the day, participants competed in rowing on a simulator, bench press and aerobikes. The main judge of the sports competition was Vasyl Virastiuk, world strongman champion, honorary president of the Strongman Federation of Ukraine.
«Why are we doing this? Because physical culture and sports are perhaps the best tool for the psychological rehabilitation of wounded veterans and combat participants. It self-organizes, it motivates», — explained Vasyl Virastiuk.
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«Strong of Ukraine» — is an all-Ukrainian sports competition in adaptive sports for veterans and active military personnel who received injuries and wounds (visible and invisible) while participating in hostilities on the territory of Ukraine. The first stage of the competition took place in Poltava on July 2, 2023, in which more than 130 veterans and servicemen took part. Similar competitions will soon be held in other cities of Ukraine. In the future, the project may reach the international level.
