Svitolina and Kostyuk come to the aid of their country: foundations created to help Ukrainian athletes
To help Ukrainian tennis, Elina Svitolina along with Marta Kostyuk, another major figure in her sport as she is currently in the top 30 worldwide, have both created a foundation to enable Ukrainian children and young athletes to practice tennis, and even sports in general.
"Creating opportunities for future generations"
Launched in 2019, the Elina Svitolina Foundation is a charitable organization whose main goal is to develop sports, particularly tennis, support young talents, and promote Ukraine on the international stage. "The Foundation is committed to creating opportunities for future generations, using sport as a tool to spark positive and lasting change," can be read on its official website.
Svitolina, very committed to her country on and off the court, has also been appointed ambassador of United 24, an organization founded a few years ago by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, to raise funds that will help rebuild the country once the war is over.
For her part, Kostyuk created a foundation that has developed a program aimed at integrating it into the sports courses taught in schools in Ukraine. In the long term, the goal is to enable 4500 children/students who did not have access to sports to benefit from this program in more than fifteen schools.
Find the full investigation
Find the full investigation "The impact of the war on tennis in Ukraine" in the coming days. It will be available the weekend of November 29.
