Ukraine at the Olympics - Wikipedia
WEBUkraine first participated at the Olympic Games as an independent nation in 1994, and has sent athletes to compete in every Summer Olympic Games and Winter Olympic Games since then. The first athlete who won the gold medal for the yellow-blues was Oksana Baiul.
Ukraine wins its first gold medal of the Paris Olympics, in …
WEBUkraine has won its first gold medal of the Paris Olympics with a victory over South Korea in the women’s team saber fencing final.
Ukraine at the 2024 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia
WEBUkraine competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. It was the nation's eighth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics in the post-Soviet era and the first since the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Yaroslava Mahuchikh wins Ukraine's 1st individual gold of Olympics …
WEBSAINT-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 …
Olympic Medals Offer Ukraine a Brief Respite From War
WEBAug 8, 2024 · Ukraine has won 10 medals so far at the Paris Olympics. Each has been celebrated in the war-torn country as a symbol of resilience and defiance.
This is how Ukrainian athletes have been preparing for the Olympics ...
WEBJul 17, 2024 · The memory of Russia invading Ukraine on February 24, 2022, is lodged in Ukrainian Olympic diver Anna Pysmenska’s mind.
For Ukrainian athletes, joy mixes with sorrow at the Paris Olympics ...
WEBJul 26, 2024 · For Ukrainian competitors in Paris for the Olympics, joy goes hand in hand with sorrow. Athletes are striving to enjoy the dream of competing at one of the world’s most prestigious sports events while carrying the burden of the war back home.
Under siege, Ukrainian athletes shine at Paris Olympics : NPR
WEBAug 6, 2024 · Gold medalist Yaroslava Mahuchikh celebrates her win in the women's high jump final at the Paris Olympic Games, on a day when Ukraine won three medals.
Ukraine’s Olympians will compete with fury for more than medals
WEBFor Yaroslava Mahuchikh and Bogdan Iadov, competing in the Olympics while their country is at war with Russia gives them even more motivation to win for Ukraine.
Amid war and grief, Ukrainian athletes vie for a spot on the Olympic ...
WEBJul 1, 2024 · According to Ukraine’s Sports Ministry, about 3,000 athletes – from Olympic and non-Olympic sports – have served for the country’s military, either voluntarily or by being drafted, and 479 ...