BGV Charity Fund launched an initiative to support 10 talented athletes from the Zhytomyr region by providing them with monthly scholarships.
The official certificate awarding ceremony took place at the State University “Zhytomyr Polytechnic.” The project is implemented within the framework of a Memorandum of Cooperation between the Fund and the Zhytomyr Regional Branch of the National Olympic Committee of Ukraine.
The initiative’s goal is to support young athletes who already proudly represent Ukraine on the international stage and to create conditions for their further professional development.
The scholarships were awarded to athletes from various sports:
Anastasiia Rybachok — canoe sprint, two-time Olympic silver medalist (Tokyo 2020, Paris 2024)
Volodymyr Lisovets — swimming, bronze medalist at the European Championship
Yaroslav Lavrenyuk — skeleton, silver medalist at the Youth Olympic Games
Danylo Sych — modern pentathlon, silver medalist at the European Junior Championship
Diana Rybak — rowing, silver medalist at the European U23 Championship
Oleg Chuliachev — boxing, bronze medalist at an international tournament in Kazakhstan
Oleg Kuzmenko-Tayson — freestyle wrestling, multiple medalist of Ukrainian Championships
Dmytro Bahinskyi — Ukrainian youth champion in athletics
Yevhenii Korinets — participant in the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris (sitting volleyball)
Polina Aldoshyna, Chairwoman of BGV Charity Fund, emphasized:
“We want young athletes to know that their achievements are seen and supported. Every medal is not only a personal victory but a victory for all of Ukraine. And we believe this is only the beginning of great stories.”
Vitalii Bunechko, Head of Zhytomyr Regional Military Administration and Chair of the regional branch of the NOC, stated:
“Zhytomyr region is proud of its athletes. Productive cooperation between business, philanthropists, and authorities is the key to sports development in the region.”
Supporting Ukrainian athletes is one of the priority areas of BGV Charity Fund’s activities in Zhytomyr. The Fund believes in the power of sport as a driver of change, inspiration, and growth. Behind every award are thousands of hours of work and an unbreakable belief that dreams are worth the effort. BGV is proud to stand alongside young athletes on their path to great victories.
