State award

11.9.2023

Ksenia Bailo, a 2nd-year student majoring in “Physical Culture and Sports”, received the state award “Order of Princess Olga III degree”.

According to the Decree of the President of Ukraine No. 565/2023 of September 7, 2023 “On awarding state awards of Ukraine to members of the national team of Ukraine at the 3rd European Games” for achieving high sports results at the 3rd European Games in Krakow (Republic of Poland), showing dedication and will to the victory, the elevation of the international authority of Ukraine, it was decided to award the Order of Princess Olga (III degree) to Ksenia Olehivna Bailo, a two-time champion and silver medalist in diving.

Ukrainian diver Ksenia BAILO is a graduate of Luhansk Taras Shevchenko National University, and also a master of sports of international class, champion and medalist of Ukraine, European champion, silver and bronze medalist of the European Championship, world champion and European junior champion, silver and bronze medalist of the World Championship, European junior champion and silver medalist of the European Junior Championship.

After winning a gold award for a productive performance at the 3rd European Games in Poland, to the question of a Krakow journalist: “Where do you get inspiration and motivation for such daily hard work, training and what do you dream about?”, Ksenia BAILO answered: “I think that those moments, when you stand on a pedestal and sing the anthem of your country, that’s motivation, it inspires! And now I dream only of victory, so that the war ends and we return to our usual life. Although it will no longer be as usual as before. But let’s live calmly and not think that when you sleep, a rocket will fly somewhere.”

We sincerely congratulate Ksenia on the state award and are proud of our student, who, with her achievements and victories, raises the authority of the university and the rating of our Motherland in the world.

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