The ideals of the Olympic Games—celebrating peace, friendship, and the human spirit—contrast sharply with the ongoing challenges faced by Ukrainian athletes due to the war crimes committed by Russia.
This summer, the Olympic games—a symbol…
Category: 8. Sports
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Paris Olympics: Ukraine’s bleak Olympic future
Paris Olympics: Ukraine’s bleak Olympic future | AP News
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Ukraine to be represented at 2024 Olympics by smallest number of athletes in history
Only 140 Ukrainian athletes will compete at the Olympic Games in Paris this year, the smallest number in the history of the country’s participation in the games, as Russia’s war has damaged or destroyed sports’ facilities and…
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Ukrainian high jumper keeps her eye on the raised bar, but her mind is fixed on the 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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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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