Wheelchair fencers and para-swimmers from Mykolaiv region to receive presidential scholarships

Monthly state support of 7 to 12 thousand hryvnias will be received by five athletes from Mykolaiv region who won medals at international competitions in Paralympic sports. The scholarships were awarded by President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The amount of the payments will depend on their sporting results.

The list of scholarship recipients includes three representatives of parafencing and two representatives of para swimming:

• Oleksii Zakusylov — 2025 parafencing world champion;
• Oleh Naumenko — 2025 parafencing world champion;
• Dmytro Serezhenko — silver medallist at the parafencing world championships;
• Anna Hontar — para swimming world champion;
• Serhii Palamarchuk — bronze medallist at the para swimming world championships.

In addition to the athletes, scholarships were awarded to their coaches from Mykolaiv region. The following will each receive 12 thousand hryvnias per month:

• Oleksandr Doroshyn;
• Hennadii Yanovskyi.

The relevant decree has been published on the official website of the President of Ukraine: https://www.president.gov.ua/documents/11022026–62365.

We previously reported:

• Valeriia Shutiak and her coach from Mykolaiv receive presidential scholarships
• Mykolaiv fencers win silver at the World Cup in Thailand
• Mykolaiv athletes receive awards for their 2025 results
• Mykolaiv para swimmer wins five medals at the World Championships in Singapore
• Mykolaiv athletes bring Ukraine gold at the World Wheelchair Fencing Championships