Only a few days remain until the biggest adaptive sports event of the year. On November 30, Kyiv will host the opening of HART, a national adaptive sports competition for veterans. The event is organized in partnership with the Ministry for Veterans Affairs of Ukraine and supported by its general partner, UGB Ukrgasbank.

We invite everyone to join — fill the stands with energy, support every start and every attempt, come with your family, and bring friends. Admission is free, and no registration is required. Just come this Sunday at 16:00 to the International Exhibition Centre (Brovarskyi Ave., 15). Doors open at 14:00.

The opening ceremony on Sunday will feature performances by Mia Ramari and Antytila. Throughout the week, the stage will host Zhadan & Sobaky (acoustic), HLIBOROB, Krykhitka, Hyphen Dash, Yevheniy Dubovyk, and other Ukrainian artists.

Over seven days, participants will compete across nine adaptive sports — both individual and team disciplines — including wheelchair basketball, wheelchair rugby, sitting volleyball, archery, indoor rowing, laser-run, powerlifting, cycling, and swimming.

Detailed schedule

November 30, Sunday

16:00 — Wheelchair basketball showcase game (veterans + influencers)

17:00 — Performance by Mia Ramari

18:00 — Official opening ceremony

Headliner: Antytila

09:00–15:00 — Powerlifting competitions

09:00–18:30 — Wheelchair basketball competitions, followed by awards for powerlifting and laser-run

18:00–18:30 — Yevhenii Dubovyk Project

18:30 — Kryhitka (acoustic)

09:00–10:30 — Memorial film screening honoring Taras Shpuk, a friend and former employee of the Come Back Alive Foundation who helped build adaptive sports in Ukraine

10:30–19:30 — Wheelchair basketball competitions, followed by awards for swimming and wheelchair basketball

09:00–20:30 — Archery competitions

09:00–20:30 — Wheelchair rugby competitions

09:00–20:30 — Archery competitions

09:00–21:00 — Wheelchair rugby competitions, followed by awards in both sports

18:00 — Chystyi Chetver (duo Maryana Pyroha & Yelyzaveta Mazur)

09:00–14:00 — Indoor rowing competitions

09:00–18:00 — Sitting volleyball competitions, followed by awards for indoor rowing

18:30 — Zhadan & Sobaky (acoustic)

09:00–19:30 — Cycling competitions

09:00–18:00 — Sitting volleyball competitions, followed by awards for cycling and sitting volleyball

15:00 — HLIBOROB

20:00 — Hyphen Dash

12:00 — Closing ceremony featuring a performance by the Veterans’ Theater with a musical–movement piece inspired by the Aeneid.

The HART venue — the same location that hosted Eurovision 2017 — offers ample space for everyone, including four-legged fans.

But Hart is about more than athletic performance. Throughout the week, visitors will be able to enjoy a large festival zone — a space to relax between competitions, meet new people, enjoy good food, and try adaptive sports simulators such as archery or rowing.

This week is an opportunity to better understand how our attention, presence, and encouragement can support veterans on their path to recovery.

“People who devoted their time and health to protecting all of us have so much to inspire and amaze. And our task is to show them that we stand by their side — even on the sports field,” says Ihor Krytsak, Senior Specialist at the Veterans Department of the CBA Initiatives Center.

The countdown is on. Join us and become part of an event you’ll remember.

With Special Thanks to Our Supporting Partners:

• JYSK (adaptive equipment partner),
• EPAM (wheelchair basketball partner),
• robota.ua (wheelchair rugby partner),
• Boeing,
• Karpatska Dzherelna,
• Radio Bayraktar (media partner).

With your support, scaling adaptive sports in Ukraine becomes easier, and far more inspiring.