Category: 8. Sports
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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
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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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Coe visits Ukrainian Championships and athletes, meets with President Zelenskyy | NEWS
World Athletics President Sebastian Coe travelled to Ukraine on Friday 28 June – Ukraine’s Constitution Day – to witness first-hand how the country’s athletes are coping as they prepare to compete in their first Olympic Games since the…
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President Coe’s meeting with President Zelenskyy of Ukraine | PRESS-RELEASES
World Athletics President Sebastian Coe travelled to Ukraine this past weekend and met with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine in the capital city of Kyiv, on Constitution Day, Friday 28 June 2024. During the meeting the following topics…
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World Athletics leader Sebastian Coe visits Ukraine and invites Zelenskyy to Olympic track meet
World Athletics leader Sebastian Coe visited Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv over the weekend, reiterating his sport’s support for the war-torn country and inviting Zelenskyy to the track…
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Russia’s Olympics: Foreign Policy by Other Means
Russia’s 10 years of armed aggression against Ukraine have made the participation of Russian and Belarusian athletes in international sports events a hotly contested issue.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC), which had…
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Belgium vs. Ukraine highlights: Belgium advances with draw, Ukraine eliminated
Jun 26, 2024 – 2:08p ET
Belgium draws and advances, Ukraine out
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Jun 26, 2024 – 1:55p ET
Putting it on the line
Jun 26, 2024…
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Ukraine exits Euro 2024 after goalless draw with Belgium as all four teams in Group E finish with four points
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Belgium narrowly made it through to the knockout stages of Euro 2024 after a 0-0 draw with Ukraine, qualifying second behind Romania in a tight Group E that finished…
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Ukraine 0 Belgium 0: Qualified success for Belgians, heartbreak for Ukraine
Belgium and Ukraine scrapped to a 0-0 draw that saw the former sneak through to the knockout stages of Euro 2024 and the latter eliminated.
The Belgians were a long way off their best and their inability to win the game means they will now play
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