PARIS (AP) — For Ukrainian competitors in Paris for the Olympics, joy goes hand in hand with sorrow. Athletes are striving to enjoy the dream of competing at one of the world’s most prestigious sports…
Category: 8. Sports
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2024 Olympic Games: Who will represent Ukraine at the year’s most important sporting event
The Summer Olympic Games in Paris will start on July 26, 2024, where 140 Ukrainian athletes will compete for victory. UNN has prepared stories of athletes who, despite the war and the difficulties of training, will represent Ukraine at the…
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Ukraine’s Paris Olympic team is smallest ever and includes 16 previous medal winners
The 23rd Summer Olympic Games will take place in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. 10,714 athletes from 206 countries will be competing for medals in 32 sports. A total of 329 sets of awards will be there for the taking.
Source: Champion, a…
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Russian and Belarusian Olympic athletes accused of supporting war in Ukraine | Paris Olympic Games 2024
A human rights law firm has accused the International Olympic Committee of negligence after releasing a dossier of 17 Russian and Belarusian athletes due to compete at Paris, who it said had shown support for the war in Ukraine in breach of…
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Ukraine’s Olympians: going for gold in the line of fire
Ukraine’s Olympic team heads to the Paris Games on Friday with “a spirit of defiance and resilience”, said The New York Times, hoping to win 15 to 20 medals.
But this year’s 140 athletes are also a poignant reminder of what the country’s…
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Five iconic Ukrainian athletes you need to know – Rubryka
As the 2024 Olympic Games are approaching, Ukraine looks forward to showcasing its excellence and resilience at the competition. Since the start of Russia’s full-scale war in 2022, Ukrainian sports have suffered unimaginable losses: Ukrainian…
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The Decathlete Who Picked Up a Gun
On a rest day from the war in Ukraine, Volodymyr Androshchuk went out for sushi. In a cheap car, recently purchased, he drove his squad leader to a supermarket a short distance from the eastern front. They ate at a safe house and shared a small…
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Ukraine’s U-19 national football team advances to UEFA Under-19 Championship semifinals
Ukraine’s U-19 national football team secured a hard-fought 3:2 victory against Italy, the reigning European Champions, in a crucial Group A match of EURO 2024.
Following the results of this match, the Ukrainian team advanced to the semifinals….
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‘I felt the water tremble’: Ukraine’s Olympic swimmers train as bombs fall | Paris Olympic Games 2024
Oleksandr Zheltyakov gazes across the pool and points towards the hundreds of yellow seats that run along its flank. He has cast his mind back to December 2019, when he was 14 and won his first Ukrainian championship in front of a delighted home…
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As the World Awaits Olympics 2024, Russian Missiles Kill Ukrainian Athletes and Destroy Sports Infrastructure — UNITED24 Media
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…
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