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Despite heavily disrupted preparations, with some athletes leaving Ukraine, others being killed and training facilities destroyed, Ukraine is still sending a 143-strong team to Paris.
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Sports
The opening ceremony promises to be a spectacle. Some 500,000 people are set to watch the Olympics in person from specially built stands.
Jul. 22
Sports
Yaroslava Maguchikh cleared the bar at 2.10 meters on her first attempt, breaking Stefka Kostadinova’s record which stood for more than three decades, since 1987.
Jul. 8
War in Ukraine
World Athletics President Sebastian Coe held talks with Volodymyr Zelensky and attended the national athletics championships in Lviv during the visit to Ukraine.
Jul. 2
Ukraine
Many predicted Ukraine’s football team to be a force to be reckoned with at this year’s tournament. Instead, they were faced with an early exit.
Jun. 30
War in Ukraine
Russia has hosted the two biggest sporting events in recent years. Now, Putin and his country are as isolated as ever due to the invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
Jun. 28
Ukraine
Despite a hard-fought match against Belgium, a draw was not enough for Ukraine to progress to the knockout stages in this year’s competition.
Jun. 27
Ukraine
All four teams finished level on four points in Group E, but Ukraine finished bottom on goal difference after a damaging 3-0 loss to Romania in their opening match.
Jun. 27
Ukraine
Participation in this summer’s tournament has given Ukrainians a sense of optimism in an otherwise difficult period in their history.
Jun. 25
Football
Ukraine and Belgium have all to play for on June 26 in the hope of qualifying for the competition’s knockout stages.
Jun. 24
Football
Ukraine were looking to bounce back from a 3-0 thrashing by Romania in their opening game, but they fell behind early on in Duesseldorf as Ivan Schranz put Slovakia in front.
Jun. 23
Football
After a shocking loss against Romania on Monday, Ukraine turned things around on Matchday 2, defeating Slovakia 2-1 on Friday in Düsseldorf to keep their chances alive.
Jun. 22
Sports
Ukraine was hammered 3-0 by Romania and risks being eliminated if it also loses to Slovakia, which beat Belgium in its first Group E fixture.
Jun. 21
Ukraine
After their shocking loss on Matchday 1, the Ukrainians will hope to turn things around on Matchday 2. They will play Slovakia on Friday, June 21 in Düsseldorf.
Jun. 20
Sports
Two mistakes from goalkeeper Andriy Lunin proved fatal as Romania took the lead in Munich.
Jun. 18
As Ukrainians battle fiercely to hold an outsized opponent at bay, the analogies with Oleksandr Usyk’s victory to become undisputed heavyweight champ are hard to miss.
May. 22