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Adaptive Sports Project for Veterans and People with Disabilities Launched in Lviv
20 january 2026
The initiative is one of the 20 winning projects of the nationwide grant competition “Chas Diyaty, Nestrumni!” aimed at developing adaptive sports spaces in communities across Ukraine.
The projects are implemented with the support of the State Institution “Agency for Mass Sports of Ukraine”, the Ministry of Youth and Sports of Ukraine within the “Active Parks” Presidential Programme, the Fedor Shpyg Foundation, and the MHP–Hromadi Charitable Foundation within its programme supporting service members, veterans, and their families MHP Standing Together.
In Lviv, the project “Together Towards Recovery: Developing Adaptive Basketball in Halychyna”, implemented by the NGO “Titany-Lviv Sports Club,” was presented. The initiative focuses on developing adaptive basketball as a tool for physical and psychological recovery of veterans, internally displaced persons, and people with disabilities, as well as on creating accessible sports infrastructure.
“The development of adaptive sports in communities is part of the state policy on creating a barrier-free environment. Through such projects, we are building a systematic network of accessible sports spaces where veterans and people with disabilities can restore their physical condition and remain socially active. It is important that these initiatives have local support and can operate on a long-term basis”.
The MHP–Hromadi Charitable Foundation notes that support for adaptive sports is part of its systematic work on veteran reintegration.
“The ‘Chas Diyaty, Nestrumni!’ competition is designed as a practical mechanism to develop adaptive sports in communities. It provides veterans and people with disabilities with access to regular training, and communities with sports infrastructure that operates on a daily basis. These projects combine physical recovery with social integration at the local level.”
Within the competition, Titany-Lviv Sports Club received a grant of UAH 400,000. The funds were used to purchase specialised equipment, including a mobile sports court for wheelchair basketball and equipment for physical rehabilitation.
According to Pavlo Kozak, co-founder of the adaptive sports club Titany-Lviv and a playing coach in wheelchair basketball, the club’s work is based on regular training and team interaction without dividing participants by status or experience.
“Adaptive sport in our club is built on consistency and teamwork. We create conditions that allow people to train on a regular basis and gradually return to an active lifestyle.”
Veterans of the russia–Ukraine war and people with disabilities take part in the club’s training sessions. Among them is Vladyslav Lozivskyi, 22, who joined Titany-Lviv in 2025. He is a veteran from Kryvyi Rih who served as a machine gunner in the 3rd Assault Army Corps and sustained a severe injury in April 2024 during a combat mission in Luhansk region.
“Adaptive basketball has allowed me to return to regular movement and be part of a team again. Training helps me gradually restore my physical condition and maintain a routine. For me, this is an important part of returning to an active life.”
During the project presentation in Lviv, an open training session was held, demonstrating the use of equipment purchased with grant funding.