Maryna Lytovchenko

Started: She took up table tennis in 2009 in Kherson, Ukraine, and began training seriously in 2012. (gx.net.ua, 08 Sep 2018; Athlete, 27 Jul 2016) Ambition: To compete at the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris. (paralympic.org.ua, 10 Sep 2023) Awards: She received the Order of Princess Olga [third and second class, respectively] in Ukraine in recognition of her performances at the 2016 and 2020 editions of the Paralympic Games. (zakon.rada.gov.ua, 16 Sep 2021; president.gov.ua, 04 Oct 2016) She has received the title of Master of Sport of International Class in Ukraine. (mms.gov.ua, 28 Dec 2022) Additional Info: UNLIMITED POSSIBILITIES In 2017 she founded an organisation called Unlimited Possibilities in Ukraine. "Its main goal was to hold events that unite people with and without impairments. We help people with impairments to enter society. We tell people that they can participate in our events whether they have an impairment or not. And so people without impairments are able to communicate more closely with those who have an impairment and remove stereotypes." (Athlete, 19 Apr 2021; 057.ua, 25 Jul 2019)