Ukraine at the 2022 Winter Paralympics explained

Npc:UKR
Country:Ukraine
Year:2022
Games:Winter Paralympics
Flagcaption:Flag of Ukraine
Npcname:National Sports Committee for the Disabled of Ukraine
Location:Beijing, China
Competitors:20 (and 9 sighted guides)
Competitors Men:12
Competitors Women:8
Sports:2
Flagbearer Open:Maksym Yarovyi
Flagbearer Close:Vitaliy Lukyanenko[1]
Rank:2
Gold:11
Silver:10
Bronze:8
Appearances:auto

Ukraine competed at the 2022 Winter Paralympics in Beijing, China which took place between 4–13 March 2022.[2] [3] In total, 20 athletes competed in two sports.[4] [5] 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.[6]

On 24 February 2022, on the first day of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) President Andrew Parsons described transporting the Ukrainian team to Beijing as being an enormous challenge.[2] [7] On 2 March 2022, Parsons confirmed that travel plans were made and that the team would compete at the Games.[4] [5]

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.[8]

Medalists

The following Ukrainian competitors won medals at the games. In the discipline sections below, the medalists' names are bolded.

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MedalNameSportEventDate
Dmytro Suiarko

Grygorii Vovchynskyi
Vasyl Kravchuk
Anatolii Kovalevskyi














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Medals by sport
Sportbgcolor=#f7f6a8 bgcolor=#dce5e5 bgcolor=#ffdab9 Total
89522
3137
Total1110829
Medals by gender
GenderTotal
Male46116
Female64212
Mixed1001
Total1110829

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.

width=150Sportwidth=55Menwidth=55Womenwidth=55Total
Biathlon549
Cross-country skiing7411
Total12820

Biathlon

See main article: Biathlon at the 2022 Winter Paralympics. Ukraine competed in biathlon.[9]

Anastasiia Laletina did not compete in the middle-distance race after her father was captured by Russian forces during the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[10]

Cross-country skiing

See main article: Cross-country skiing at the 2022 Winter Paralympics. Ukraine competed in cross-country skiing.[11]

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Berkeley. Geoff. 13 March 2022. Parsons hails athletes as "champions for peace" as Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics ends. InsideTheGames.biz. 13 March 2022.
  2. News: Palmer. Dan. 24 February 2022. Ukraine facing "mammoth challenge" to reach Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics after Russian invasion, IPC President says. InsideTheGames.biz. 24 February 2022.
  3. Web site: 2 February 2022. Про затвердження складу національної збірної команди України для участі у ХІІІ зимових Паралімпійських іграх 2022 року в м. Пекін (Китайська Народна Республіка). On approval of the composition of the national team of Ukraine to participate in the XIII Paralympic Winter Games 2022 in Beijing (People's Republic of China). uk. Ministry of Youth and Sports (Ukraine).
  4. News: Lloyd. Owen. 2 March 2022. Ukraine's full 20-athlete team travels for Beijing 2022 Paralympic Games. InsideTheGames.biz. 2 March 2022.
  5. News: Lloyd. Owen. 2 March 2022. Russian and Belarusian athletes to participate as neutrals under IPC flag at Beijing 2022 Paralympics. InsideTheGames.biz. 2 March 2022.
  6. News: Brennan. Eliott. 13 March 2022. Ukraine Paralympic Committee sign deal with South Korea to offer help to war-torn country after Winter Paralympics success. InsideTheGames.biz. 13 March 2022.
  7. Web site: 24 February 2022. IPC calls for peace ahead of Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games. 24 February 2022. Paralympic.org.
  8. News: Winter Paralympics 2022: GB win first medal as Ukraine soar on day one . The Guardian . Martin . Belam . 5 March 2022 .
  9. Web site: Biathlon Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20220315045051/https://results.beijing2022.cn/beijing-2022/paralympic-games/static/pwg2022/pdf/PWG2022/BTH/PWG2022_BTH_B99_BTH-------------------------------.pdf . 15 March 2022 . 15 March 2022 . 2022 Winter Paralympics.
  10. News: Lloyd. Owen. 10 March 2022. Ukrainian biathlete withdrawn from Beijing 2022 race after father captured by Russia. InsideTheGames.biz. 10 March 2022.
  11. Web site: Cross-country Skiing Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20220313113902/https://results.beijing2022.cn/beijing-2022/paralympic-games/static/pwg2022/pdf/PWG2022/CCS/PWG2022_CCS_B99_CCS-------------------------------.pdf . 13 March 2022 . 15 March 2022 . 2022 Winter Paralympics.