Ukraine
Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia, which it borders to the east and northeast. Ukraine covers approximately . Prior to the ongoing Russian inv ...
competed at the
2022 Winter Paralympics
The 2022 Winter Paralympics (), commonly known as Beijing 2022 (), was an international winter multi-sport parasports event held in Beijing, China from 4 to 13 March 2022. This was the 13th Winter Paralympic Games, as administered by the Inte ...
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, China which took place between 4–13 March 2022.
In total, 20 athletes competed in two sports.
Ukraine finished in second place in the medal table which was their best result at the Winter Paralympics since
competing under the Ukrainian flag at the 1998 Winter Paralympics in Nagano, Japan.
On 24 February 2022, on the first day of the
Russian invasion of Ukraine
On 24 February 2022, in a major escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War, which began in 2014. The invasion has resulted in tens of thousands of deaths on both sides. It has caused Europe's largest refugee crisis since World War II. An ...
, the
International Paralympic Committee
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC; german: Internationales Paralympisches Komitee) is an international non-profit organisation and the global governing body for the Paralympic Movement. The IPC organizes the Paralympic Games and fun ...
(IPC) President
Andrew Parsons described transporting the Ukrainian team to Beijing as being an enormous challenge.
On 2 March 2022, Parsons confirmed that travel plans were made and that the team would compete at the Games.
Ukrainian athletes won a total of seven medals (including three gold) on the first day of competition, momentarily grabbing the first place in the medal standings.
Medalists
The following Ukrainian competitors won medals at the games. In the discipline sections below, the medalists' names are bolded.
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Competitors
The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.
Biathlon
Ukraine competed in biathlon.
did not compete in the middle-distance race after her father was captured by Russian forces during the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Cross-country skiing
Ukraine competed in cross-country skiing.
See also
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Ukraine at the Paralympics
Ukraine made its Paralympic Games début at the 1996 Summer Paralympics in Atlanta, with thirty athletes competing in archery, track and field, powerlifting, swimming, and sitting volleyball. Vasyl Lishchynskyy won Ukraine's first Paralympic gold ...
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Ukraine at the 2022 Winter Olympics
Ukraine competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China, from 4 to 20 February 2022, in its eighth appearance as an independent nation.
Oleksandr Abramenko and Oleksandra Nazarova were the country's flagbearer during the 2022 Winter Olympic ...
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Winter Paralympics
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