British-Ukrainian Aid is proud to support the team of adaptive athletes from Ukraine participating in Cross Fit competitions in the United Kingdom. Our charity raises funds for three adaptive athletes who will take part in two Cross Fit Tournaments:

1. The Battle of Britain Throwdown is a yearly individual athletes competition held each April. This year the competition takes place on 19th - 21st April at Staffordshire County Showground.

2. CrossFit® Strength in Depth is an individual and team competition, which will be held on 18th -19th May 2019 at Lee Valley Athletics Centre in London.

Your financial contribution to support the brave iron-willed Ukrainian athletes is instrumental in making their participation in the Tournaments possible.

Meet the Athletes

Dmitry Novgorodsky was injured in 2014 when he stepped on a mine during his time serving in the Ukrainian army. As the result of the injury he lost his right leg. Three months later, he started walking on crutches. In 2018, a group of ex-combatants received modern sport and fitness prosthetics manufactured by Kharkivs prosthetists. This project was supported by NATO. Dmytro was one of those ex-combatants who received prosthetics. He found sport inspiring and now works as a Cross Fit coach. Dmytro participated in Games for Heroes, a Cross Fit competition among athlets who have been seriously injured and lost their limbs.

Yuri Kozlovskyi, a serviceman of the Ukrainian State Border Guard Service lost his right foot stepping on an unknown object when it exploded. I try to train constantly. This is my conscious choice it makes me feel more positive and helps to be better adjusted to the society ", - says Yuri.

Roman Lindov was only 22 years old when Maidans upraising started, he studied Sociology at Shevchenko Kiev National University. On February 18, 2014, there was an explosion on the Independence Square. 30% of Romans body was burned and doctors had to amputate his left hand. Roman dreamed of continuing his exercise and engagement in sport activities but this was not possible without special prosthetics which were not available in Ukraine. Luckily, Roman was selected for the Prosthetics for Ukraine project organised by Canada - Ukraine International Assistance Fund - CUIA Fund. As the result, Roman received the prosthetics designed specifically for professional rowers.