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The first-ever Ukrainian Veterans Pickleball Championship has taken place!

12/ 05/ 2026
  Implemented in partnership with the Ministry of Veterans Affairs of Ukraine    104 participants from 20 regions.   Ages 23–67.   Different stories. Different experiences. One shared strength.   These were: wheelchair players players with prosthetics veterans with invisible injuries and those without physical injuries   For 2 days, we trained — even those who had never heard of pickleball before. For another 2 days — we competed. People who had never met before left as true friends. This was more than just a tournament. This is about new meaning. About team. About support. About equality.   Championship winners:   Wheelchair players Arsen Ryaboshapko / Illia Pylypenko Oleksandr Kukharenko / Renat Petruk Volodymyr Mazur / Denys Smolnikov   Standing, players with prosthetics Maksym Veliseiko / Viacheslav Kaistro Dmytro Likar / Mykhailo Damaskin Oleksandr Degtiar / Mykola Zaritskyi   Standing, players without injuries Volodymyr Mykhailovskyi / Oleksii Sarmatov Vladyslav Ratushniak / Oleh Kasian Pavlo Lutsiuk / Oleksandr Striamets   Standing, players with invisible injuries Mykola Storozhuk / Vadym Nesterchuk Vitalii Bukhanystyi / Tymur Myrhorodskyi Petro Tymofiiuk / Valentyn Derelo   And most importantly — this is just the beginning.   All official photos are available here: https://www.sergiykadulin.com/.../Pickle.../G0000MlU2gP4a914   And very soon — even more materials will be shared!   And that’s not all. We will definitely tell the stories of everyone who made this event possible: our sponsors, partners, volunteers, coaches, and referees. We will also share the stories of players who inspired us the most   Thank you to everyone who was part of this journey 
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Implemented in partnership with the Ministry of Veterans Affairs of Ukraine 🤝
 
104 participants from 20 regions.
 
Ages 23–67.
 
Different stories. Different experiences. One shared strength.
 
These were:
▪️ wheelchair players
▪️ players with prosthetics
▪️ veterans with invisible injuries
▪️ and those without physical injuries
 
For 2 days, we trained — even those who had never heard of pickleball before. For another 2 days — we competed. People who had never met before left as true friends. This was more than just a tournament. This is about new meaning. About team. About support. About equality.
 
🏆 Championship winners:
 
Wheelchair players
🥇 Arsen Ryaboshapko / Illia Pylypenko
🥈 Oleksandr Kukharenko / Renat Petruk
🥉 Volodymyr Mazur / Denys Smolnikov
 
Standing, players with prosthetics
🥇 Maksym Veliseiko / Viacheslav Kaistro
🥈 Dmytro Likar / Mykhailo Damaskin
🥉 Oleksandr Degtiar / Mykola Zaritskyi
 
Standing, players without injuries
🥇 Volodymyr Mykhailovskyi / Oleksii Sarmatov
🥈 Vladyslav Ratushniak / Oleh Kasian
🥉 Pavlo Lutsiuk / Oleksandr Striamets
 
Standing, players with invisible injuries
🥇 Mykola Storozhuk / Vadym Nesterchuk
🥈 Vitalii Bukhanystyi / Tymur Myrhorodskyi
🥉 Petro Tymofiiuk / Valentyn Derelo
 
And most importantly — this is just the beginning.
 
📸 All official photos are available here: https://www.sergiykadulin.com/…/Pickle…/G0000MlU2gP4a914
 
And very soon — even more materials will be shared!
 
And that’s not all. We will definitely tell the stories of everyone who made this event possible: our sponsors, partners, volunteers, coaches, and referees. We will also share the stories of players who inspired us the most 💙💛
 
Thank you to everyone who was part of this journey 🙏

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