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On June 1, the the Invictus Games Organising Committee of Ukraine has named 15 people who will represent our country at Invictus Games 2018, which will be held from October 20 – 27 in Sydney, Australia. The list of participants has already been published. The team composition was formed of the prize-winners of the National Invictus Games 2018, which were held on May 12 in Kiev, and of participants of the competitions, which became sportsmen in their categories.
As the Organising Committee noted, this year for the first time the composition of the team included representatives of all Ukrainian defense institutions.
«It was difficult to decide who gets into the national team. In the final selection the best winners of the national competitions took part. Last year, 106 participants competed at the National Games, now – 172, and 68 of them were in the final selection. According to the quota allocated for Ukraine, we can take only 15 people in the team this year. However, in my opinion all selection participants won and showed the unconquered spirit of Ukrainian soldiers», – said Oxana Gorbach, the Coordinator of the project Games of Unconquered in Ukraine.
The decision to include a participant to the National Team was made by a Selection Committee wich consist of coaches of the national team, representatives of the veterans’ community and organizers. In addition to the athletic potential of the candidates, the commission conducted interviews to evaluate candidates psychological qualities. Also they took into account the doctors conclusions and high training loads of the future team.
The main qualifying condition was candidate’s acquisition of illness or injury while serving in ATO combat zone or during peacekeeping operations involving Ukraine.
The newly elected team will meet during the first training camp in Kiev on June 14. During 18-day in the camp, team members with trainers and doctors will develop a plan for further preparation to taking part in international competitions. In total, during the training period from June to October 2018, the Ukrainian team will hold three training camps.
At the competitions in Sydney, Ukrainian athletes will compete for the title of the best in six sports disciplines: athletics (running, weight putting, discs throwing discs, long jumps), swimming (50-m and 100-m freestyle, breaststroke and Backstroke), rowing on the simulator (1-minute sprint and 4-minute endurance), cycling on the highway, archery, powerlifting.
As «The Journalist» reported the National Invictus Games were held in Kiev.
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