The AP has been documenting and visualizing the toll the Russia-Ukraine war has had on Ukrainian athletes, coaches and sports facilities ahead of the Paris Olympics. You can view the series…
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Ukrainian high jumper keeps her eye on the raised bar, but her mind is fixed on the war
At the Paris Olympics, it will no longer be personal for Ukraine’s athletes. This time, it’s war
The AP has been documenting and visualizing the toll the Russia-Ukraine war has had on Ukrainian athletes, coaches and sports facilities ahead of the Paris Olympics. You can view the series…
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Russia’s war threatens Ukraine’s Olympic future, not just the present. A young gymnast offers hope
By HANNA ARHIROVA
PUBLISHED JULY 8, 2024
CHORNOMORSK, Ukraine
When Oleksandra Paskal first took to the mat as a 4-year-old, her rhythmic gymnastics coach saw nothing but potential in a sport…
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Ukraine’s top high jumper breaks world record in lead-up to Paris 2024
PARIS — Ukraine’s best high jumper captured a world record on Sunday to go with her world championship, and now she has a good reason to think she might bring home an Olympic gold medal to her war-torn country.
Yaroslava Mahuchikh erased a…
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Ukraine calls for ban on Russian athletes at Olympics due to evidence of non-neutrality
Ukraine’s National Olympic Committee (NOC) and Sports Ministry called on July 5 for Russian athletes to be barred from participating in the upcoming Olympics in Paris due to evidence of their support for the Russian military,…
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Exclusive: World Athletics president invites Ukraine president Zelensky to the Paris Olympics in surprise visit to Kyiv
Kyiv, Ukraine
CNN
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World Athletics President Sebastian Coe said he invited Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to the Olympics as his personal guest during a surprise…
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Ukraine Athletes Open Up About Training for Paris Olympics During War
AS THE WAR in Ukraine rages on, the effects are omnipresent in the country. Even in the capital city of Kyiv, considered one of the “safe spots,” rockets zoom past buildings and drones are visible overhead. Yet Ukraine’s top athletes remain…
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Amid war and grief, Ukrainian athletes vie for a spot on the Olympic team
Lviv, Ukraine
CNN
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Kateryna Tabashnyk couldn’t hold back her tears – not necessarily because her attempt to qualify for her first Olympics had fallen short, but because…
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