The Olympic medals have come in a flurry for Ukraine in recent days: golds at the track and on the fencing piste, a silver in gymnastics, two other bronzes.
“It’s a time to celebrate and think not about the war,” Mykhailo Kokhan, 23, a…
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Ukraine to compete for gold, bronze in Olympic wrestling
Ukrainian Greco-Roman wrestler Parviz Nasibov will compete for the gold medal in the 67-kilogram category at the 2024 Paris Olympics after successfully defeating Azerbaijani wrestler Hasrat Jafarov in the semi-finals on Aug. 7.
Zhan Beleniuk, 2021…
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Ukraine at the Paris Olympics a Symbol of Hope and Determination
“Since we don’t have a recording of the national anthem of Ukraine, will it be a problem if in honor of Baiul the national anthem of Russia is played?”
In 1994, when figure skater Oksana Baiul became the first Olympic champion from…
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Olympics is personal for Ukraine’s athletes as war takes its toll
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — For Ukrainian hurdler Anna Ryzhykova, each stride on the Paris Olympic track will have meaning far beyond the time she clocks.
Her competitions are no longer strictly an individual battle, but war…Continue Reading
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Map of Ukraine offensive shows evolution of Kursk attack inside Russia
On Aug. 6, Ukraine launched a historic raid across the Russian border destroying a convoy, capturing enemy soldiers, and repurposing enemy equipment as Russian territory fell rapidly under Ukrainian control. Ukraine appears to have struck a third…
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‘Fight until the end’: high jump gold medallist Mahuchikh’s call to Ukraine | Paris Olympic Games 2024
In between jumps, Yaroslava Mahuchikh returns to her bench, crawls under a sleeping bag she always brings with her into the arena, rests her head on her backpack and lets her eyes drift closed. She lets her thoughts wash over her. Sometimes, she…
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Olympic Training During a War: Rafał Milach In Ukraine
Olympic training facility Koncha Zaspa where Oleg Yuriyovych Verniaiev, an Ukrainian artistic gymnast prepares himself for competitions. He is the 2016 Olympic parallel bars champion and individual (…)all-around silver medalist….
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Angered by Paris ban, Russia’s media scorns ‘the Olympics of Hell’
Steve RosenbergBBC Russia Editor
BBCRussian athletes are not allowed to compete in the Paris Olympics because of their country’s war in Ukraine I’m sailing down the river with an Olympic champion.
No, it’s not the Seine. And this isn’t Paris….
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Euro 2024 day 13: Georgia shock Portugal, Ukraine out, and the dirtiest game in Euros history
The group stages of Euro 2024 came to a fittingly dramatic conclusion on Wednesday, as rank outsiders Georgia shocked Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal, and secured a place in the knockout stages of the tournament.
At the start of the day, all four…
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