{"id":30395,"date":"2026-06-19T11:40:06","date_gmt":"2026-06-19T18:40:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/?p=30395"},"modified":"2026-06-21T10:04:41","modified_gmt":"2026-06-21T17:04:41","slug":"ukrainska-diasporna-olimpiiada-2008-roku-ta-ii-znachennia-dlia-ukraintsiv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/en\/2026\/06\/19\/ukrainska-diasporna-olimpiiada-2008-roku-ta-ii-znachennia-dlia-ukraintsiv\/","title":{"rendered":"The Ukrainian Diaspora Olympiad of 2008 and Its Significance for Ukrainians"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"30395\" class=\"elementor elementor-30395\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26141ec3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"26141ec3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e36148 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6e36148\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"878\" height=\"583\" src=\"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Komanda-Krylati-Jonkers-choloviky-35-rokiv-uchasnyky-Olimpiady-2008.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-30396\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Komanda-Krylati-Jonkers-choloviky-35-rokiv-uchasnyky-Olimpiady-2008.jpg 878w, https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Komanda-Krylati-Jonkers-choloviky-35-rokiv-uchasnyky-Olimpiady-2008-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Komanda-Krylati-Jonkers-choloviky-35-rokiv-uchasnyky-Olimpiady-2008-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Komanda-Krylati-Jonkers-choloviky-35-rokiv-uchasnyky-Olimpiady-2008-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 878px) 100vw, 878px\" data-attachment-id=\"30396\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/en\/2026\/06\/19\/ukrainska-diasporna-olimpiiada-2008-roku-ta-ii-znachennia-dlia-ukraintsiv\/komanda-krylati-jonkers-choloviky-35-rokiv-uchasnyky-olimpiady-2008\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Komanda-Krylati-Jonkers-choloviky-35-rokiv-uchasnyky-Olimpiady-2008.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"878,583\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"\u041a\u043e\u043c\u0430\u043d\u0434\u0430 \u041a\u0440\u0438\u043b\u0430\u0442\u0456 \u0419\u043e\u043d\u043a\u0435\u0440\u0441 \u0447\u043e\u043b\u043e\u0432\u0456\u043a\u0438 35 \u0440\u043e\u043a\u0456\u0432 \u0443\u0447\u0430\u0441\u043d\u0438\u043a\u0438 \u041e\u043b\u0456\u043c\u043f\u0456\u0430\u0434\u0438 2008\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Komanda-Krylati-Jonkers-choloviky-35-rokiv-uchasnyky-Olimpiady-2008.jpg\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Team Winged Yonkers men 35 years old participants of the 2008 Olympics<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fbefed9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5fbefed9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The traditions of the Olympic movement in Ukraine reach back to ancient times. Moreover, their roots go back to the era before our time. First and foremost, this refers to the times of Ancient Ukraine, when the ancient Ukrainians were generators in cultivating the ancient Greek cultural and Olympic heritage. It is worth noting that the modern Olympic movement would not be what it is today had Ukrainians not joined it in the second half of the 19th century. It was at that time that Pierre de Coubertin became inspired by the idea of reviving and globalizing the Olympic ideals of the modern world. In this difficult but important endeavor, he was strongly assisted by Ukrainians \u2014 Oleksii Butovskyi, Mykola Ritter, Ivan Boberskyi, and many other worthy figures.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Their work was not in vain. After all, the field of Olympism greatly appealed to Ukrainians. Even despite hundreds of years of genocide against the Ukrainian people and the occupation of Ukraine, we did not abandon the struggle for a free Ukrainian Olympic movement. A vivid example of this is the series of large-scale Olympic competitions held in the United States, Germany, Canada, and Argentina in 1936, 1948, 1980, 1984, 1988, 2000, and 2008.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the United States, Ukrainians repeatedly organized sporting competitions that were directly connected to the international Olympic Games. This has truly become a fine tradition of the Ukrainian community in the United States. As early as 1936, the First Ukrainian-American Olympiad was held in Philadelphia. Later, Olympic competitions in Philadelphia were held in 1988, 2000, and 2008. In other words, the city of Philadelphia may unofficially be considered the capital of Ukrainian Olympiads in the diaspora. There was an intention to organize another diaspora Olympiad in 1992. However, due to certain challenges, unfortunately, this could not be accomplished. And, of course, Ukrainians in the United States once again chose the city of Philadelphia as the venue for the Olympiad!<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78aeddf elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"78aeddf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"809\" height=\"605\" src=\"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Oholoshennia-pro-provedennia-Olimpiady-2008.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-30397\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Oholoshennia-pro-provedennia-Olimpiady-2008.png 809w, https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Oholoshennia-pro-provedennia-Olimpiady-2008-300x224.png 300w, https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Oholoshennia-pro-provedennia-Olimpiady-2008-768x574.png 768w, https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Oholoshennia-pro-provedennia-Olimpiady-2008-16x12.png 16w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 809px) 100vw, 809px\" data-attachment-id=\"30397\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/en\/2026\/06\/19\/ukrainska-diasporna-olimpiiada-2008-roku-ta-ii-znachennia-dlia-ukraintsiv\/oholoshennia-pro-provedennia-olimpiady-2008\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Oholoshennia-pro-provedennia-Olimpiady-2008.png\" data-orig-size=\"809,605\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"\u041e\u0433\u043e\u043b\u043e\u0448\u0435\u043d\u043d\u044f \u043f\u0440\u043e \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0432\u0435\u0434\u0435\u043d\u043d\u044f \u041e\u043b\u0456\u043c\u043f\u0456\u0430\u0434\u0438 2008\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Oholoshennia-pro-provedennia-Olimpiady-2008.png\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Announcement of the 2008 Olympics<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2432a92 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2432a92\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Although the most recent diaspora Olympiad to date took place in 2008, this does not mean that they will not be revived in the future. In particular, I believe in this and eagerly await the next Olympiad of the Ukrainian diaspora in the United States, which will unite Ukrainians from around the world.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thus, in July 2008, the Ukrainian Diaspora Olympiad and Youth Rally took place. It is pleasant to note that the Ukrainian press in the United States informed readers in detail about the course of the preparation, organization, and holding of the Olympiad. In particular, the newspaper Narodna Volia wrote the following: \u201cOn July 4\u20136, 2008, the games of the Fourth Ukrainian Diaspora Olympiad took place, with teams from Ukrainian sports centers from many cities in America and Canada participating. In total, there were more than 500 athletes, including almost half of youth age. The games were held in five age groups in soccer, two age groups in volleyball, in chess, and in several age groups in swimming, tennis, and track and field.\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As we learn, this Olympiad was large-scale, numerous, and representative. Therefore, the preparation for it was accordingly thorough and responsible. On this occasion, the newspaper Svoboda wrote the following: \u201cThe Olympiad is an unforgettable celebration of strength, agility, endurance... The impressions from the last Ukrainian Diaspora Olympiad are still alive in the memory of many. It seems as if it took place only yesterday. But eight years have already passed, and the Ukrainian Diaspora Olympiad 2008 is coming to replace Olympiad 2000. On February 1, the Main Office of the Ukrainian National Association and the editorial offices of the newspapers Svoboda and The Ukrainian Weekly were visited by the organizers of Olympiad 2008 \u2014 the chairman of the Olympiad preparation committee Ihor Chyzovych, his deputy Orest Lysiuk, and activity coordinator Irynei Isaiv.\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In an interview with the newspaper Svoboda, Ihor Chyzovych shared details of the preparations and the competition program. Here is what he reported, quoting an excerpt: \u201cOlympiad 2008 will last three days \u2014 July 4\u20136, 2008. These are the days of the U.S. Independence Day celebration. The venue is the Trident sports estate in Horsham, Pennsylvania. Swimming, volleyball, and track and field competitions will take place at a nearby school. In addition to these sports, the competition program includes soccer, tennis, golf, and chess. Besides the sporting events, we are preparing a large program of recreation and entertainment. On the first day, Friday, a reception for participants and guests will be held at Tridentivka; the next day there will be a concert and a dance with music by two orchestras; and on Sunday, the ceremonial closing of the celebration.\u201d Yes, indeed, such a rich program is not easy to organize well. But we are Ukrainians, so everything turned out extremely well and at a high level.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a63a63d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a63a63d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"438\" src=\"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Oksana-Baiul-na-tseremonii-vidkryttia-Olimpiady-2008.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-30398\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Oksana-Baiul-na-tseremonii-vidkryttia-Olimpiady-2008.jpg 678w, https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Oksana-Baiul-na-tseremonii-vidkryttia-Olimpiady-2008-300x205.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Oksana-Baiul-na-tseremonii-vidkryttia-Olimpiady-2008-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" data-attachment-id=\"30398\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/en\/2026\/06\/19\/ukrainska-diasporna-olimpiiada-2008-roku-ta-ii-znachennia-dlia-ukraintsiv\/oksana-baiul-na-tseremonii-vidkryttia-olimpiady-2008\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Oksana-Baiul-na-tseremonii-vidkryttia-Olimpiady-2008.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"678,464\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"\u041e\u043a\u0441\u0430\u043d\u0430 \u0411\u0430\u044e\u043b \u043d\u0430 \u0446\u0435\u0440\u0435\u043c\u043e\u043d\u0456\u0457 \u0432\u0456\u0434\u043a\u0440\u0438\u0442\u0442\u044f \u041e\u043b\u0456\u043c\u043f\u0456\u0430\u0434\u0438 2008\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Oksana-Baiul-na-tseremonii-vidkryttia-Olimpiady-2008.jpg\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Oksana Baiul at the opening ceremony of the 2008 Olympics<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6426b79 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6426b79\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to Ihor Chyzovych, numerous sports associations were invited to participate in the Olympiad: \u201cKryla\u201d of the Ukrainian Youth Association, \u201cLevy,\u201d \u201cUkraina\u201d \u2014 all from Chicago; \u201cUkraina\u201d from Buffalo, New York; \u201cUkraina\u201d from Syracuse, New York; \u201cKrylati\u201d of the Ukrainian Youth Association from Yonkers, New York; Ukrainian sports clubs from Rochester and New York; \u201cKarpaty\u201d of the Ukrainian Youth Association from Clifton, New Jersey; \u201cKarpaty\u201d and \u201cUkraina\u201d \u2014 both from Toronto, Canada; \u201cChornomorska Sich\u201d from Whippany, New Jersey; \u201cVatra\u201d from Long Island; \u201cLviv\u201d from Cleveland; \u201cChernyk\u201d from Detroit; and \u201cTryzub\u201d from Philadelphia. Sports teams from the youth organizations Plast and the Ukrainian Youth Association were also invited to the competitions.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The leading sponsors of the Olympiad were the following Ukrainian organizations: the Ukrainian National Association, the Ukrainian Federal Credit Union in Philadelphia, Western Union, Meest, the committee organizing \u201cUkrainian Day\u201d at Giants Stadium, and others. In addition, it was noted that every supporter of Ukrainian sport could also join in and make a donation toward holding the Olympiad.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ihor Chyzovych revealed a few more secrets and interesting details on the eve of the Olympiad: \u201cSports shirts with its emblem will be made, and there will also be a souvenir bazaar where one will be able to purchase folk art items. Stars of Ukrainian sport have also been invited to the celebration, including Olympic champion Oksana Baiul, with whom it will be possible to speak. There is no need to worry about food \u2014 very tasty dishes are prepared at the Tridentivka estate. We will also publish in the newspaper the email addresses of hotels with which we will arrange accommodation for our guests at lower prices. The organizing committee advises everyone to follow the reports and announcements in Svoboda about the progress of preparations for the Olympiad and invites everyone to take part in it. It will be not only a celebration of Ukrainian sport, but also a demonstration of the unity of our community, interesting communication, and unforgettable impressions.\u201d Exactly so: these are not only sports competitions or records. Ukrainian Olympiads are a unification of Ukrainians and the preservation of Ukrainian traditions, culture, history, and language as national heritage.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is notable that the organizers invited well-known Ukrainian athletes, public figures, and politicians to take part in the ceremonies. Among them was Oksana Baiul, the first Olympic champion of restored independent Ukraine. This was truly a unique event for Ukrainian sport in the diaspora. The celebrated star of Ukrainian sport was expected to \u201cshine\u201d and inspire the participants, spectators, and guests. But an unpleasant moment occurred. Oksana delivered her speech in russian. According to the recollections of eyewitnesses, everyone present was shocked. After all, she had promised the Ukrainian community in the United States that she would learn the Ukrainian language and communicate in it.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Ukrainian authorities did not overlook the Olympiad, and that is gratifying. In particular, Ukraine\u2019s Ambassador to the United States, Oleh Shamshur, issued a special greeting to the Ukrainian Diaspora Olympiad. I quote the greeting in full because it carries state significance: \u201cMost honorable community! Dear compatriots! I sincerely congratulate you on the opening of the Fourth Ukrainian Diaspora Olympiad. I express my sincere gratitude to the organizers for their devotion to Olympic principles, enthusiasm, and persistence in holding this wonderful sporting celebration, and for providing its participants \u2014 athletes from America and Canada \u2014 with the opportunity to demonstrate their talents and achievements and to enrich the legacy of previous sporting generations. I am convinced that forums of such scale, in addition to promoting a healthy lifestyle, encourage broad participation in physical culture and the upbringing of young people in a patriotic spirit. Ukraine has always been famous for its sporting talents, whose names have been forever engraved in golden letters in the history of world sport and the Olympic movement. Consider the names of our compatriots such as Ivan Piddubnyi \u2014 a Greco-Roman wrestler who became famous throughout Europe for spending 40 years on the wrestling mat without losing a single international match and leaving it undefeated! Gymnast Larysa Latynina, who won 18 Olympic medals during her sporting career, which became the greatest achievement in the history of the Olympiads! Serhii Bubka, multiple world and Olympic champion in pole vaulting, who set 35 world records! Figure skater Oksana Baiul, who won the first Olympic gold medal for independent Ukraine! And this is only part of the long list of outstanding Ukrainian athletes who at different times glorified their state on the international stage. Young people have always been and remain the adornment, hope, and driving force of society. For those who are young in body and spirit, who live brightly, fully, and interestingly, nothing is unattainable. I am convinced that you will successfully realize your talents, and that your energy, willpower and strength of spirit, courage, and endurance will lead to a worthy victory in fierce sporting battles.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-446b85e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"446b85e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"180\" height=\"279\" src=\"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Plakat-Olimpiady-2008.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-30399\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Plakat-Olimpiady-2008.jpg 180w, https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Plakat-Olimpiady-2008-8x12.jpg 8w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 180px) 100vw, 180px\" data-attachment-id=\"30399\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/en\/2026\/06\/19\/ukrainska-diasporna-olimpiiada-2008-roku-ta-ii-znachennia-dlia-ukraintsiv\/plakat-olimpiady-2008\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Plakat-Olimpiady-2008.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"180,279\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"\u041f\u043b\u0430\u043a\u0430\u0442 \u041e\u043b\u0456\u043c\u043f\u0456\u0430\u0434\u0438 2008\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Plakat-Olimpiady-2008.jpg\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">2008 Olympics poster<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0bc4f0c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0bc4f0c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These are very powerful words of support from Ukraine\u2019s ambassador to the United States. This testifies to the importance and relevance of such sporting competitions organized by the Ukrainian diaspora. This greeting was delivered during the opening ceremony of the Olympiad by Oleksandr Mykhalchuk, counselor of the Embassy of Ukraine in the United States. In addition to this high-level state greeting, other messages also arrived from Ukraine, including from the National Olympic Committee of Ukraine \u2014 Lviv Regional Branch. It was signed by Petro Oliinyk, adviser to the President of Ukraine; Yurii Maiboroda, head of the Department of Physical Culture; Myroslav Hertsyk, honorary rector of the Lviv State University of Physical Culture; and Stepan Rodak, director of the Lviv State College of Physical Culture. A greeting from the Committee on Physical Education and Sports of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine \u2014 Lviv Regional Office \u2014 was signed by Bohdan Yukhnytskyi and Yaroslav Havryk, while a greeting from the Society for Relations with Ukrainians Abroad \u201cUkraine and the World\u201d \u2014 Lviv Regional Branch \u2014 was signed by Bohdan Yakymovych and Oksana Vatseba, professor at the Lviv State University of Physical Culture.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I will not now describe the results of the competitions in detail. They are available in the press, and anyone who wishes may look them up. However, I will focus on one moment that was told to me by Serhii Raiko, a participant in the Olympiad\u2019s soccer competitions. I had the pleasure of interviewing him. Here is what he recalled about that moment and the creative photo: \u201cWe went there. We went there. Philadelphia has a more developed soccer school. They had a good team, and we had a smart team. We went out onto the field. At that time, I was still playing and coaching at the same time. I said: \u2018Guys, they can beat us, but we cannot lose\u2026\u2019 After the game, we were joking around. I suggested taking a group photo. And then we all came out naked, sat in three rows in the stands, and took the photo. All the spectators ran over to watch what was happening. I said: \u2018Guys, we only live once, we have to do something so that they remember us.\u2019\u201d Truly, it was Serhii\u2019s creative idea, one that the participants, organizers, spectators, and guests of the Olympiad remembered for life. Another participant in the match, Vitalii Demchenko, confirmed this and added that one more fact prompted the players to take such a unique photo \u2014 that they had taken only second place, \u201cbecause they did not become champions.\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The holding of the World Olympiad of Ukrainians in 2010 became a symbolic idea of uniting Ukrainians around the world. This came precisely after the Olympiad in Philadelphia in 2008. Here is how the press of that time wrote about it: \u201cAccording to a report by Vasyl Boiechko, head of the Department for Ukrainians Abroad at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, the first sports Olympiad of Ukrainians of the world will take place in Ukraine in 2010. Therefore, the task of the leadership of USCAC is to keep an eye on sporting talents already during the Olympiad in Philadelphia, so that the best of them may take part in the World Ukrainian Olympiad.\u201d It was a good idea, but truly not a new one. After all, as early as 1992, a proposal had already been made to organize a World Ukrainian Olympiad. It was mentioned again in 1996. Later still, it was brought up again in 2018\u20132020.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thus, the Ukrainian Diaspora Olympiad of 2008 had enormous significance for Ukrainians around the world and, in particular, for the Ukrainian community in the United States. It was an example of the unity of sport, Olympic traditions, physical education, Ukrainian culture, language, and history. Even now, we value, honor, and remember the glorious legacy of the Ukrainian diaspora. We have much and many to be proud of! Know your history \u2014 and you win victory!<\/span><\/p><p><b>Author: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/en\/category\/authors\/oleksii-lyakh-porodko\/\"><b>Oleksiy Lyakh-Porodko<\/b><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35500bd1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"35500bd1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48887167 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"48887167\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ea2cae4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3ea2cae4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"824\" height=\"532\" src=\"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/liakh.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-25165\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/liakh.jpg 824w, https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/liakh-300x194.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/liakh-768x496.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/liakh-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 824px) 100vw, 824px\" data-attachment-id=\"25165\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/en\/liakh\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/liakh.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"824,532\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"\u043b\u044f\u0445\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/liakh.jpg\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29813a78 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"29813a78\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60b2e36e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"60b2e36e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 data-pm-slice=\"0 0 []\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/en\/category\/authors\/oleksii-lyakh-porodko\/\">Oleksiy Lyakh-Porodko<\/a> \u2013 <\/strong>is a sports journalist, television and radio expert on the history of sport and the Olympic movement, scholar, blogger, and writer based in Lviv, Ukraine. 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