Flowers, applause and presents – this is how Volyn region welcomed Julia Batynkova-Bauman, a Paralympic champion. She stated that despite spending much time in Kyiv, Volyn is still her motherland. Here in Kovel her sport career has started. She was very happy to be so warmly welcomed in Regional administration office.

Julia has been dreaming for gold medal for so long, but on previous Paralympic games she got only silver and bronze.

She is working and training hard before the next 2022 games in Beijing.

Besides, Poroshenko awarded Julia with Order of Merit and she has already received her money prize.