Last Sunday, December 4, on the artificial fields of NTI named after V. Bannikov, an annual traditional open football tournament for athletes with disabilities from various medical conditions was held in honor of International Day of Persons with Disabilities.

Four teams participated in the competition: the team of KMFSCI "Prometheus", the Kyiv Oblast team of UORA (CP), the veterans' team over 40 years old among amputee players, and the Kyiv Oblast team among players with hearing impairments.

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The participants of the tournament were greeted on behalf of the President of the Ukrainian Football Association and UEFA Executive Committee member Andriy Pavelka by First Vice-President of the UAFA Vadim Kostyuchenko, who thanked the athletes for their willingness to dedicate time to football in difficult times for the country.

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“By playing football, you have an opportunity to meet, communicate and support each other. It is important for the UAFA to provide such opportunities for you. Despite all the difficulties associated with Russia's full-scale military invasion of Ukraine, we continue working towards making football competitions among people with disabilities a more widespread phenomenon across the country”, — addressed the athletes First Vice-President of the UAFA.

Photo by the press service of the UAFA

Vadim Kostyuchenko presented honorary awards from the UAFA — medals "For Merit" to the participants of the tournament who became champions of the world in 2022 as part of Ukraine's team with UORA (CP) players, and coaches of the national team Yaroslav Chernish and Bohdan Dembik.

Also after the completion of the sports event, awards and honorary certificates from the national association were received by representatives of the Kyiv City Physical Culture and Sports Club for People with Disabilities "Prometheus", which this year celebrates its 30th anniversary since its establishment.