#Ukraine Sports

Over 35 years of independence, Ukrainian athletes have won Olympic medals, world titles, and European cups. Sport RBC.UA recalls the key triumphs — from Bayul's gold in Lillehammer to the boxing of Usyk and Lomachenko.

🇺🇦 Yaroslava Mahuchikh has become the European high jump champion for the third consecutive time! 🥇 In Birmingham, she cleared 1.97 m, overtaking her rivals. The Ukrainian team won 4 medals at the tournament. #Mahuchikh #EuropeanChampionships #UkrainianSports

🏊‍♂️ Ukrainian swimmers Nikita Sheremet and Volodymyr Bukhov advance to the Euro 2026 semifinals in the 50m freestyle! Sheremet posted the best qualifying time — 21.56 sec. 🇺🇦 Decisive heats today at 19:54 on Suspilne Sport. #sport #swimming #euro2026

🥈 Taisiia Onofriichuk took 4th place at the 2026 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships. 🇺🇦 The leader of the Ukrainian national team showed phenomenal stability, leading the interim standings with a total of 116.050 points. 📉 Despite her best result in the clubs exercise (29.750), she could not hold her lead after the second group of rivals performed. 🔥 This became one of the main events of the sporting August 2026, set against the backdrop of the success of Ukrainian shooters in Europe.

🇺🇦 Historic Breakthrough: Oleksandr Onufriev Advances to the 2026 EC Final! 🇺🇦 In Birmingham, the Ukrainian pole vaulter ended a 14-year streak of no finals at continental championships. Onufriev made it to the decisive stage thanks to a rival's error, clearing the 5.45 m bar. In the final, he will face the world record holder Duplantis. The final will take place on August 16. 🏅 #Sport #Ukraine #EC2026 #Onufriev #Athletics

🇺🇦 The Ukrainian shooting team took 2nd place in the overall standings at the 2026 European Championships in Wroclaw! 🥈 🔫 15 medals: 2 gold, 9 silver, 4 bronze. 🏆 Gold won by Vladyslav Medushevskyi (rapid fire) and the Medushevskyi/Didenko duo. 🇵🇱 Ukraine lost only to the hosts — Poland. #Sport #Ukraine #Shooting #EC2026

🇺🇦 Taisiia Onofriichuk — in the WC-2026 Final! 🏅 The 18-year-old Ukrainian advanced to three finals: All-Around, Hoop, and Clubs. 🎯 Ahead is the fight for medals and a license for the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles. 📅 All-Around Final — August 14 at 17:00 (Kyiv). 📺 Broadcasts on "Suspilne Sport". #RhythmicGymnastics #WC2026 #Onofriichuk #UkraineSport

🇺🇦 Taisiia Onofriichuk advances to the 2026 World Championship Final! The 18-year-old Ukrainian took 8th place with clubs and is fighting for a 2030 Olympic license. The all-around final is tomorrow, August 14. 🏅🔥 #WC2026 #RhythmicGymnastics #Onofriichuk

🇺🇦 The Ukrainian rhythmic gymnastics team has started the fight for the 2028 Olympics! 🌍 📍 Frankfurt am Main, August 12–16, 2026. 🥇 The World Championship will feature the first non-named licenses for the Games in Los Angeles. 👯‍♀️ Group sextet: Diana Baeva, Polina Horodnycha, Taisia Redka, Kira Shirykina, Valeriya Peremeta, Oleksandra Yushchak. 🎀 Individual hopes: Taisia Onofriychuk and Polina Karika. 📉 Earlier, there was discussion about excluding the absolute champion from the entry list, but the delegation traveled to Germany in full strength. #RhythmicGymnastics #Ukraine #Olympics2028 #Sport

🇺🇦 Ihor Troyanovsky at the 2026 European Swimming Championships: the Ukrainian athlete failed to qualify directly for the final in the 100m butterfly, taking 10th place overall. In the semi-finals, he recorded a time of 51.57 seconds, losing to the leaders, but retained his reserve status. This marked progress compared to his performance in the 50 meters, where he took 38th place. 🏊‍♂️🥉

🇺🇦 SCANDAL IN THE NATIONAL TEAM: Days before the start of the WC-2026 in Frankfurt, Ukraine's absolute champion Anastasia Ikan was crossed off the rhythmic gymnastics team roster. 🔻 The 19-year-old from Kharkiv was supposed to make her debut at the World Championships, but she was replaced by Polina Karika. 🔹 The leader remains Taisiya Onofriychuk. 🤔 The reasons for the replacement have not been officially announced. #RhythmicGymnastics #WC2026 #UkraineSports

🥉 Bronze in Istanbul! The Ukrainian men's modern pentathlon team returned to the podium at the 2026 European Championships. 🇺🇦 The "blue and yellows" scored 4668 points, trailing only Hungary and France. 🏅 Best result by Yuri Kovalchuk (4th place individually). 🔥 First success of the team on the continent since 2024! #sport #ukraine #pentathlon #europeanchampionship

🇺🇦 Ukrainian Sumo Team Crushes Opponents at European Cup in Poland! 📍 Rzeszów, August 2, 2026 🏆 Overall Standings: 11 gold, 4 silver, and 4 bronze medals. ⭐ Triumphators: Elizaveta Morenko and Vaja Daiauri achieved a "golden double" (super-heavyweight + absolute category). 🤝 Sofia Kushnir received the Fair Play Cup. Ukrainians dominated among 104 athletes from 8 countries! 🥇

Ukrainian rower Ihor Khmara brought the team its first medal at Euro 2026! 🥉 In Varese, Italy, he won bronze in the single sculls, setting a personal record. This is the third podium finish for Ukraine this season following success in Plovdiv. 🇺🇦🚣‍♂️

Olympic champion Zhan Belenyuk made his MMA debut in Kyiv, defeating Haim Ghozali. In an interview, he commented on the criticism, named Conor McGregor as an interesting opponent, and evaluated Usyk's fight against Verhoeven. 🥊🇺🇦