Dynamo (Ukraine)

Former (Soviet) emblem
See also: Dynamo Sports Club and National Olympic Committee of Ukraine

Physical culture and sports association "Dynamo" - Ukraine (Ukrainian: ФСТ «Динамо» України, romanized: FST "Dynamo" Ukrayiny) or Dynamo - Ukraine (Ukrainian: Динамо Україна) is a sports club that was established in the Soviet Union as part of the Soviet sports society "Dynamo". It was created on October 31, 1924 in Kharkiv.[1][2] Since that time the sports club stays as one of the best clubs in Ukraine after the fall of the Soviet Union.

Among the six existing sports association in Ukraine, Dynamo can be considered the leading. At the 2012 Summer Olympics out of 245 sports people of Ukraine, 125 represented Dynamo. Eighty two sports people represented law enforcement agencies. Forty one out 125 athletes were from the city of Kyiv and Donetsk Oblast. Dynamo's members were honorary national banner carriers for opening and closing ceremonies.

  1. ^ Physical Culture and Sports Society "Dynamo" of Ukraine celebrates its 93rd Anniversary (ФСТ "Динамо" України відзначає 93-річчя). UNIAN. 31 October 2017
  2. ^ The Ukrainian Dynamo members turned 95 years (Українським динамівцям виповнилося 95 років). Ukrinform. 31 October 2019