In early July, Ukrainian high jumper Yaroslava Mahuchikh was winning another event as she was preparing for the Paris Olympics. After beating competition in the sector, Mahuchikh went for the world record, in place for over 35…
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Ukraine secures gold, bronze in women’s Olympic high jump
Ukrainian athletes Yaroslava Mahuchikh and Iryna Gerashchenko won gold and bronze at the women’s high jump at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
The 22-year-old Mahuchikh, currently the world record holder for women’s high jump, beat out…
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High jumper Yaroslava Mahuchikh wins Ukraine’s 1st individual gold of the Paris Olympics
SAINT-DENIS, France (AP) — It was a night for war-torn Ukraine to rejoice.
Thousands of Ukrainians watched on YouTube as high jumper Yaroslava Mahuchikh won gold for the country she was forced to flee, then celebrated with two teammates who also…
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One Ukrainian journalist’s mission to stop Russian and Belarusian athletes competing at the Paris Olympics
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Many high-profile Ukrainians had called for all Russian and Belarusian athletes to be banned from this year’s Olympic Games, including tennis star Elina…
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Ukraine wins its first gold medal of the Paris Olympics, in women’s team saber fencing
PARIS (AP) — Olga Kharlan got the winning touch for Ukraine’s first gold medal of the Paris Olympics, ripped off her fencing mask and sank to her knees.
When she got up again, it was to dance on the…
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Fencer Olga Kharlan becomes Ukraine’s most decorated Olympian
After Ukraine’s women’s saber fencing team won its first gold at 2024 Olympics on Aug. 3, saber fencer Olga Kharlan becomes the most decorated Olympian in Ukraine’s history by medal count.
Ukraine has so far won three medals at the Paris…
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Paris Olympics fencing: Ukraine win first gold medal of 2024 Games
Ukraine won their first gold medal at Paris 2024 with a thrilling victory in the women’s sabre team event final over South Korea.
Olga Kharlan, who won Ukraine’s first medal in Paris with individual bronze on Monday, put in an inspired performance…
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Ukraine Unveils First-Ever AI Olympic Team for Paris Olympics in Honour of Athletes Killed in the War
Ukraine provides haunting emotional moments at the Olympic Games in Paris: Using artificial intelligence they have brought to life a digital Olympic team made up of six deceased Ukrainian athletes.
The hero of the campaign is the young boxer…
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Ukraine receives first batch of U.S.-made F-16 fighter jets : NPR
FILE – An F-16 fighter lands at a Turkish air base in the Central Anatolian Turkish city of Konya on Sept. 8, 2004. Norway…
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Ukraine in her heart, world-record high jumper goes for Paris gold
SAINT-DENIS, France —The best high jumper in Ukraine, and maybe the world, hasn’t spent much time at home the last few years.
Home for Yaroslava Mahuchikh is Dnipro, a city of 1 million located only about 100 kilometers (62 miles) from…
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