Закончились VIII Всемирные детские игры победителей

The VIII World Children's Winner Games, which took place in Moscow, ended with competitions in shooting, table tennis, soccer, track and field, swimming, and chess. These are the world's largest competitions for children with cancer.

These competitions, which have been held by the "Gift of Life" foundation for eight years now, are a major project that allows children to regain faith in themselves, to overcome fear and uncertainty, and to set goals in life and find the strength to achieve them.

Our winners!

Our brave heroes!

Stas Bilai! Anton Petrusenko and Alyosha Sviridov!

They did it, they overcame, won, and presented our wonderful city of Donetsk with dignity!
Gold medal and first place in the tennis tournament - Stas Bilai!

Bronze medal and third place was won by our Anton Petrusenko in a chess tournament against the strongest player from India. Another bronze medal went to Stas Bilai in the soccer tournament! Lesha Sviridov - victory in the junior category of players and the most powerful soccer multinational team! Our guys had no opponents, but rather new acquaintances, new friends, who really understand what the struggle for life and real victories is! More than 500 children aged 7-16 from many regions of Russia and 14 other countries: Armenia, Belarus, Bulgaria, Hungary, Germany, India, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Serbia, Turkey, Ukraine and Croatia. Participants of the Games of Winners, speaking different languages and brought up in different cultures, are united by the joy of victory and strength of spirit. Each of them showed courage and fortitude during the long and difficult treatment.

With every day of their lives, with every new victory, sporting and not only, they prove that cancer is a challenge, but not a sentence. Our family and loved ones, you are our real winners! We are so proud of you! You have shown the will to win, you have proved to yourselves that life is just beginning and there are many victories, achievements and real fun adventures ahead of you!