The Donetsk State University of Internal Affairs co-organized the All-Ukrainian competitions in adaptive sports “The Strong of Ukraine”, which brought together 270 veterans and active military personnel from different parts of the country.
The DonSUIA staffers and higher education seekers, together with the participants, competed in four sports: rowing on a simulator, bench press, air bike, and kettlebell snatch.
Specialist of the department of social and humanitarian work and monitoring Mykhailo Drobotenko anew demonstrated his strength of spirit and an indomitable will to win.
The war veteran stepped on an enemy mine while performing a combat mission in March 2022, that led to his losing both lower limbs. But this did not hinder his sports career and social activities.
According to the results of the competition, Mykhailo became the best one among veterans in the bench press and on the ski simulator. He also won silver medal in the kettlebell snatch competition with the result of 44 lifts within one minute.
The DonSUIA cadets and students got the following results in the individual standings and in their sports categories:
- 1st place was won by Vladyslav Radchenko, Nazar Bohdan, Andrii Khmelnytskyi, Kateryna Hrynevych;
- 2nd place- by Dmytro Saranchuk, Vladyslav Taran, Nazar Shamkyi, Dariia Tyndiuk;
- 3rd place- by Ivan Cherevko, Vladyslav Kovalenko, Dmytro Dzherin, Bohdan Hevelenko
The DonSUIA constantly provides comprehensive support to the defenders of Ukraine, ensuring psychological, physical, and legal assistance, and facilitating their employment and socialization.
The DonSUIA participation in the competitions is regarded as an implementation of the University third mission – its active social function, which includes interacting with the community, implementing principles of inclusion, and forming a safe and accessible educational space.
