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This Saturday in the series “Strong stories” on Espreso – an episode about the gold medalist of the Paralympics in Tokyo Mykhailo Serbin.<\/p>\n

Mykhailo, 18, has been blind since childhood. The parents spent years rehabilitating their son in order to preserve the boy’s reaction to light. During his school years, Mykhailo began singing professionally – and achieved high results – in 2018, at the invitation of the National Paralympic Committee of Ukraine, the talented boy sang at the Farewell Ceremony of the National Team of Ukraine at the 12th Winter Paralympic Games.<\/p>\n

But for Mykhailo himself, getting to know Ukrainian Paralympians became decisive in his life. He took an example from star athletes and started swimming. Already in three years, in 2021, he won silver and gold for Ukraine in Tokyo!<\/p>\n

Watch the full story of Mykhailo Serbin already on Saturday, October 23, at 10:30 a.m. and at 5:00 p.m. on the Espreso TV channel.<\/p>\n

We will remind you that the television series “Strong Stories” is a program dedicated to families of Ukrainians who have children with disabilities and who are successfully fighting for their full childhood and life. The cycle is created with the support of the Ukrainian Cultural Foundation, and the NGO project “All-Ukrainian Democratic Forum” implements it.<\/p>\n

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