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
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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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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Exclusive: World Athletics president invites Ukraine president Zelensky to the Paris Olympics in surprise visit to Kyiv
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World Athletics President Sebastian Coe said he invited Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to the Olympics as his personal guest during a surprise…
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Russia-Ukraine war can’t be settled in one day, Russia’s UN official says
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Donald Trump has repeatedly said he could settle the war between Russia and Ukraine in one day if he’s elected president again. Russia’s United Nations ambassador says he…
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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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World Athletics President Seb Coe visits Ukraine in road to the Olympics
World Athletics President Seb Coe visits Ukraine in road to the Olympics
Ukraine’s Olympic team will…
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