March 7, 2026 – Ukrainian athletes got off to a great start at the Milan 2026 Winter Paralympic games, winning six medals on the first day of competition in Italy.
So far, with three gold, two bronze, and one silver medal, Ukraine leads the overall medal standings.
Taras Rad (photo below) secured the first gold for the Ukrainians in the men’s sprint sitting.
Later the same day, Oleksandra Kononova took gold in the women’s sprint standing.
Ukraine’s third gold medal came in the men’s 7.5 km sprint of para biathlon’s vision-impaired division. Oleksandr Kazik was the winner, with Yaroslav Reshetynskyi securing silver, and Anatolii Kovalevskyi taking bronze.
Lastly, sprinter Liudmyla Liashenko won the sixth medal for Ukraine, taking a bronze medal in women’s sprint standing.
The 2026 Paralympics continues and runs from March 6 to 15.
