34-year-old athlete Alexander Litvinenko from the Odesa Regional Center for Physical Culture and Sports «Invasport» has won a bronze medal at the 2024 Summer Paralympics.

The competitions took place in the T36 class, which includes long jump events for athletes with movement impairments in all four limbs, and Alexander achieved a result of 5.56 meters.

This marks his second appearance at the Paralympic Games. In 2021, he finished seventh in the long jump and placed 13th in the 100-meter dash at the Tokyo Paralympics.

Under the guidance of his personal coach Tatyana Orlova, Alexander has become the first athlete from Odesa region to win a medal at the 2024 Paralympics.