Olympic Dreams continues to grow: 5-sport camp for young athletes from Bucha, Irpin and Chernihiv held in Austria

Young athletes from the cities of Bucha, Irpin and Chernihiv, which were affected by Russia's full-scale invasion, spent almost a month of intensive training in the Austrian Alps. The 12th Olympic Dreams camp ended with a gala event at the Embassy of Ukraine in Austria on 28 June, dedicated to the Constitution Day of Ukraine.

“Supporting Ukraine's Olympic reserve, creating conditions for athletes to train despite the destroyed sports infrastructure for new victories of Ukrainian sport is an extremely important task,” said Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to the Republic of Austria Vasyl Khymynets. “We congratulate the Olympic Dreams project on its mission and thank the numerous Austrian partners who made the camp a success.”

Anatoliy Boyko, initiator and philanthropist of the Olympic Dreams project, and Vasyl Khymynets, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to the Republic of Austria
During their stay at the camp, about 60 young athletes improved their skills in 5 sports – judo, wrestling, basketball, volleyball and table tennis. The camp organisers provided not only comfortable training conditions, but also a diverse cultural and educational programme for the Ukrainian young athletes.

Ingo Ortner, representative of UA civile aid Koetschach-Mauthen, Dr. Eliette Thurn Valsassina-Zeiler, Präsidentin der Soroptimist International Austria, and Oleksandra Novikova, CEO of the Olympic Dreams project

“The project to support talented young people during the war, which we launched in March 2022, has concrete results. During this time, the project's participants have won