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Ann an saoghal eadar-nàiseanta spòrs, tha na Stàitean Aonaichte, An Ruis, Sìona, agus Breatainn tric air thoiseachd air càch. Ach tha aon nàisean air nach bitheadh cuid an dùil, a’ farpais leis na dùthchannan sin aig mullach a’ chlàr anns na geamaichean Paralympigeach – A’ Ugràn. Dùthaich a tha ann an staid eaconomaiceach, agus le sabaid a’ dol san ear, ciamar dìreach a tha iad air ìre cho àrd a ruighinn ann an spòrs Paralympigeach – agus dè an seòrsa taic a tha daoine ciuramach a’ faighinn an seo?

At this year’s Paralympic Games in Rio, many were surprised to see Ukraine in 3rd place on the medal table, especially given the fighting which has long been going on in the east of the country and the nation’s precarious economic state.  Anne Lundon examines how they achieved this success and speaks to people in Ukraine with disabilities, both those involved in sport and those not, in order to look at the support they are given.