An inclusive sport space where everyone is equal
“Adapt Sport Rivne” is a community in Rivne built around the badminton club of coach and adaptive sport specialist Mykola Diedovets and the NGO “Rivne Adept Club” he founded, based at the Rivne Professional College of Information Technology. The NGO “Rivne Adept Club” is a community of civilians, veterans and people with disabilities that promotes adaptive and veteran sport for the psycho-emotional and physical relief of veterans, people with disabilities and civilians, and helps build inclusive sports infrastructure in the Rivne region, and in the city of Rivne in particular. We make sport accessible regardless of age, fitness or experience, and we are building a transparent organisation ready to work with international donors, partners and sponsors to pursue our mission on a larger scale and at a higher quality. Our slogan is «КРАЩИЙ РІВНОМУ В РІВНОМУ» (“The best for everyone equal, in Rivne”).
From an evening club to a space of opportunity
It started with ordinary badminton sessions for adults and children. Internal and regional tournaments followed, and later a dedicated programme for war veterans and people with disabilities.
Mykola Diedovets is a badminton coach and Vice President of the Badminton Federation of the Rivne region (since 2019), and an adaptive sport specialist. Today the space brings together veterans, people with disabilities, athletes, players, volunteers, rehabilitation specialists and partner institutions across the city and region.
We are building our own organisation with transparent reporting, so we can attract support — including from international donors — and expand our free programmes.
How we grew
- 2019
- Mykola Diedovets becomes Vice President of the Badminton Federation of the Rivne region: the regional championship, internal and New Year tournaments, cooperation with the Lviv, Kyiv and Vinnytsia federations.
- September 2023
- First training sessions with veterans and their families — the start of the “Badminton for All” programme.
- November — December 2023
- “Badminton for All” festivals at the “Invasport” centre and Lyceum No. 8, covered by local TV.
- 2023
- The coach receives the sports ambassador “coin” from the Come Back Alive foundation.
- February 2024
- “Badminton and Football for All” at Rivne Lyceum No. 12.
- May 2024
- The Collegium Lyceum festival — the first one with canistherapy, together with the Doka Dog centre.
- August 2024
- Challenge Sport Fest — the first adaptive sports festival in Rivne.
- 2024
- City and regional badminton competitions — archive on the Tournaments page.
- August 2026
- Richard Smith (Invictus Foundation) visits Rivne.
- September 2026
- Founding meeting of the NGO “Rivne Adept Club”.
What we do
Badminton club
Regular sessions for children and adults, any skill level. Rackets provided, sign-up online.
Schedule & sign-upTournaments
Internal and regional events: group stage, knockout brackets, online registration, live results and an archive.
Tournament calendarAdaptive & veteran sport
“Badminton for all”, “Football for all”, sitting volleyball. Free for war veterans, people with amputations and those in rehabilitation.
Programme detailsWhat we believe
Equality
On court everyone is equal — age, fitness and experience do not matter.
Accessibility
Core sessions are free or cost a symbolic fee. Rackets and shuttlecocks are ours.
Transparency
We publish where the money goes and show results in numbers.
Community
We play, talk and support each other off court too.
Mission & team
Mission & values
Why we do this and how we see sport in Rivne.
Read the missionTeam
Coaches, volunteers and partners who make the space possible.
Meet the teamPartners
Join us or lend a hand
Start playing this week — or help those for whom the training is free.