At the end of the first day of competition at the 2026 Winter Paralympics, the Ukrainian team immediately took the lead in the medal standings.

Ukrainian para-biathletes showed incredible results, completely dominating the podium in the sprint race, winning gold, silver and bronze.

This is yet another confirmation of the high level of the Ukrainian Paralympic school and the strength of our athletes, who, despite all the challenges, continue to demonstrate true character and professionalism to the world.\

All of Ukraine's medals on the first day of competition:

Gold:

• Taras Rad - biathlon, sprint, sitting class
• Oleksandra Kononova - biathlon, sprint, standing class
• Oleksandr Kazik - biathlon, sprint, visually impaired class

Silver:

• Yaroslav Reshetynskyi - biathlon, sprint, visually impaired class

Bronze:

• Liudmyla Liashenko - biathlon, sprint, standing class
• Anatoliy Kovalevskyi – biathlon, sprint, visually impaired class

With three gold medals and six medals in total, the Ukrainian team topped the Paralympic Games standings. In terms of the number of medals, Ukraine is tied with China.

These victories are of particular significance for Ukraine.

In times of war, they symbolise the resilience, unity and indomitability of our country.

We congratulate the Ukrainian athletes on their brilliant results and thank them for the pride they bring to the whole of Ukraine.