Olha Kharlan went to her knees, as if in disbelief, after a stirring comeback in the women’s saber fencing competition. She kissed the metallic dueling surface. Finally, she jumped into her coach’s arms and then bowed theatrically to the…
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Fencer Olga Kharlan wins Ukraine’s first Olympic 2024 medal
Fencer Olga Kharlan has won Ukraine’s first medal at the Paris Olympics, taking bronze in the women’s individual saber event on July 29.
The 33-year-old beat South Korea’s Choi Se-bin 15-14 in a fiercely contested match.
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Kharlan made…
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Ukraine Is Still Too Corrupt to Join the West
Ukraine’s strategy of defeating Russia by joining the West’s political community and security institutions has been undermined by its continued struggles with corruption, a problem that is still far beyond Western standards. The…
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Ukraine War: Republicans, Democrats at Odds Over US Role, Support
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken walks down a street in Kyiv during an announced visit to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on May 14, 2024. (Brendan Smialowski/Pool/AFP via Getty Images) Pew Research Center conducted…
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Are Street Lights Keeping Plants Awake At Night? » ScienceABC
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Plants follows the day-and-night cycle, just like humans, and artificial lighting does disrupt the circadian rhythms of plants. This is critical, as many plant functions depend on a normally functioning circadian rhythm, such as…
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Trio of Russian athletes competing in Paris 2024 despite supporting war in Ukraine – POLITICO
Ukraine lobbied to exclude Russia
At least 487 Ukrainian athletes and coaches have been killed over the course of the war, according to Ukraine’s Ministry of Youth and Sports, while many have been seriously wounded. Runner Yana Stepanenko…
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Ukraine earns first-ever Olympic football victory by beating Morocco
Ukraine’s football team won its second game at the Olympic Games in Paris on July 27, beating Morocco 2:1. This is the country’s first ever victory in football at the Olympics.
Ukraine lost its first match to Iraq earlier this week. After two…
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Ukraine’s national gymnastics team qualifies for 2024 Olympics finals
Ukraine’s men’s gymnastics team qualified ahead of schedule for the final of the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris in the team all-around.
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Details: The team includes Radomyr Stelmakh, Oleh Verniaiev, Nazar Chepurnyi, Illia Kovtun and…
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Top 10 Ukrainian sports stars to watch – Rubryka
142 Ukrainian athletes will compete representing Ukraine at Paris 2024 Olympics from July 26 to August 11. Among them are both rising stars and Olympic champions excelling in 26 out of 32 sports, including break dancing, which has its debut at…
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Ukrainian athletes who will never have a chance to compete at the Olympics
Audiences from across the world tuning into the Olympics kicking off with this Friday’s opening ceremony in Paris should, as they enjoy the show, be conscious of why Ukraine will not be fully represented this summer – and at…
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