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…
Category: 8. Sports
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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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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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