Early on the morning of Jan. 31, 2018, snowboarder Alena Zavarzina was with a group of Russian athletes at the Sports Ministry in Moscow. It was a few days before their departure for the Winter Olympics in South Korea. They were driven out of the…
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Ukraine loses to Argentina, fails to reach Olympic football knockout stage
Argentina defeated the Ukrainian Olympic football team 2:0, kicking the latter out of the tournament.
Thiago Almada opened the score on the 47th minute, followed by a goal from 18-year-old Claudio Echeverri in stoppage time….
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Ukraine’s Olympic chief celebrates limited Russian presence at Paris Olympics
PARIS (AP) — The head of Ukraine’s Olympic delegation touted the limited numbers of Russian athletes at the Paris Olympics — who must compete as neutrals — as war between the two countries grinds…
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Ukraine fencer’s Olympic medal ‘for athletes Russia killed’ – DW – 07/30/2024
First Olga Kharlan sank to her knees. Then she kissed the ground where she had just claimed an Olympic bronze medal, in acknowledgement of how it has served her over the years.
“I’m just thankful to the piste (the strip on which fencers…
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Fencer Olga Kharlan wins Ukraine’s first Olympic 2024 medal
Fencer Olga Kharlan has won Ukraine’s first medal at the Paris Olympics, taking bronze in the women’s individual saber event on July 29.
The 33-year-old beat South Korea’s Choi Se-bin 15-14 in a fiercely contested match.
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Ukraine’s Olha Kharlan Wins Bronze in Fencing at Olympics
Olha Kharlan went to her knees, as if in disbelief, after a stirring comeback in the women’s saber fencing competition. She kissed the metallic dueling surface. Finally, she jumped into her coach’s arms and then bowed theatrically to the…
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Fencer Kharlan claims first medal for Ukraine at Paris Games
Ukraine’s Olga Kharlan reacts to winning the Fencing Women’s Sabre Individual Bronze Medal at Grand Palais during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Mickael Chavet/ZUMA Press Wire/dpa
Fencer Olga Kharlan claimed a first medal for Ukraine at the Paris…
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Are Street Lights Keeping Plants Awake At Night? » ScienceABC
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Plants follows the day-and-night cycle, just like humans, and artificial lighting does disrupt the circadian rhythms of plants. This is critical, as many plant functions depend on a normally functioning circadian rhythm, such as…
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Ukraine earns first-ever Olympic football victory by beating Morocco
Ukraine’s football team won its second game at the Olympic Games in Paris on July 27, beating Morocco 2:1. This is the country’s first ever victory in football at the Olympics.
Ukraine lost its first match to Iraq earlier this week. After two…
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Trio of Russian athletes competing in Paris 2024 despite supporting war in Ukraine – POLITICO
Ukraine lobbied to exclude Russia
At least 487 Ukrainian athletes and coaches have been killed over the course of the war, according to Ukraine’s Ministry of Youth and Sports, while many have been seriously wounded. Runner Yana Stepanenko…
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