Aleksei Bychenok

Winning silver in the 12.5km middle sitting biathlon event at the 2014 Paralympic Winter Games in Sochi, and claiming gold in the 15km sitting Para cross-country skiing event at the 2015 World Championships in Cable, WI, United States of America. (Athlete, 27 Oct 2019)

Coach Irina Gromova, Russian Para table tennis player Sergey Poddubny. (Athlete, 29 Nov 2015)

"Never give up your dream." (Athlete, 29 Nov 2015)

He received the Order for Merits to the Fatherland [first grade] in the Russian Federation in recognition of his performance at the 2014 Paralympic Winter Games in Sochi. (kremlin.ru, 17 Mar 2014)

In 2014 he received the title of Honoured Master of Sport in the Russian Federation. (rezeptsport.ru, 01 Aug 2018; Athlete, 29 Nov 2015)

He has represented the Russian Federation in both Para biathlon and Para cross-country skiing. He won silver in the 12.5km middle sitting biathlon event at the 2014 Paralympic Winter Games in Sochi, and claimed gold in the 15km sitting Para cross-country skiing event at the 2015 World Championships in Cable, WI, United States of America. (Athlete, 04 Dec 2017; SportsDeskOnline, 31 Oct 2015)

To compete at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo and the 2022 Paralympic Winter Games in Beijing. (Athlete, 27 Oct 2019)

In 1995 he fell under a train while playing with his friends, which led to the amputation of both legs above the knees. (rezeptsport.ru, 01 Jan 2018)

CHAMPION'S JACKET
In January 2021 the Finn Flare clothing company released the 'Champion's Down Jacket' in his honour. He worked on the development of the jacket and the item was released as part of the company's 2020/21 winter collection. (fashionunited.ru, 29 Jan 2021)