About four billion years ago, Earth resembled the set of a summer sci-fi blockbuster. The planet’s surface was a harsh and barren landscape, recovering from hellish asteroid strikes, teeming with volcanic eruptions, and lacking enough nutrients to sustain even the simplest forms of…
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Ukraine to compete for gold, bronze in Olympic wrestling
Ukrainian Greco-Roman wrestler Parviz Nasibov will compete for the gold medal in the 67-kilogram category at the 2024 Paris Olympics after successfully defeating Azerbaijani wrestler Hasrat Jafarov in the semi-finals on Aug. 7.
Zhan Beleniuk, 2021…
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As Ukraine Collects Medals in Paris, Its Sports Pipeline Is in Tatters
The Olympic medals have come in a flurry for Ukraine in recent days: golds at the track and on the fencing piste, a silver in gymnastics, two other bronzes.
“It’s a time to celebrate and think not about the war,” Mykhailo Kokhan, 23, a…
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Olga Kharlan: Ukraine’s most successful Olympian fighting for more than medals
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When Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered tanks and troops into Ukraine in February 2022, it triggered Europe’s largest land invasion since World War II.
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‘Fight until the end’: high jump gold medallist Mahuchikh’s call to Ukraine | Paris Olympic Games 2024
In between jumps, Yaroslava Mahuchikh returns to her bench, crawls under a sleeping bag she always brings with her into the arena, rests her head on her backpack and lets her eyes drift closed. She lets her thoughts wash over her. Sometimes, she…
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Map of Ukraine offensive shows evolution of Kursk attack inside Russia
On Aug. 6, Ukraine launched a historic raid across the Russian border destroying a convoy, capturing enemy soldiers, and repurposing enemy equipment as Russian territory fell rapidly under Ukrainian control. Ukraine appears to have struck a third…
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Olympics is personal for Ukraine’s athletes as war takes its toll
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — For Ukrainian hurdler Anna Ryzhykova, each stride on the Paris Olympic track will have meaning far beyond the time she clocks.
Her competitions are no longer strictly an individual battle, but war…Continue Reading
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Ukraine at the Paris Olympics a Symbol of Hope and Determination
“Since we don’t have a recording of the national anthem of Ukraine, will it be a problem if in honor of Baiul the national anthem of Russia is played?”
In 1994, when figure skater Oksana Baiul became the first Olympic champion from…
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A big night for Ukraine’s Olympians provides moment of celebration for war-weary country
SAINT-DENIS, France — Twice, Sunday night, Iryna Gerashchenko searched for the right word.
“It is a big …” she said, searching.
And, twice — first, from her translator, then second, from her teammate, the 2024 women’s Olympic gold…
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