The Ukrainian national goalball team (men) secured a silver medal at the European Championship held from September 28 to October 6, 2025, in Payolahti, Finland. A total of 10 teams participated in the tournament.

In the group stage, the team finished first without any losses. They defeated the British team in the quarter-finals (8-1) and overcame the Israeli team in the semi-finals (6-2). Unfortunately, they lost to Turkey in the final match with a score of 3:4.

Silver medalists of the European Championship:

  • Rodion Zhigalyn - Poltava Region
  • Vasyl Oliynyk - Poltava Region/Kyiv
  • Fedir Sydorenko - Poltava Region
  • Anton Strelychyk - Poltava Region
  • Oleksandr Toporkov - Poltava Region
  • Yevhenii Tsyhanyenko - Poltava Region

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