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Ukraine gears for EURO with “greatest-ever squad”; soldiers watch via Starlinks from front

With domestic football devastated, coach Rebrov built Ukraine's "strongest-ever squad" from European leagues for EURO 2024, which commentator Vadym Skichko, himself in the military, will stream from the front via Starlink.

byDavid Kirichenko

Ukraine's Oleksandr Usyk (C) celebrates his victory over Britain's Tyson Fury during a heavyweight boxing world championship fight at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on May 19, 2024

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Oleksandr Usyk became the first absolute heavyweight champion of the world in the 21st century

Ukrainian Oleksandr Usyk became the absolute world boxing champion among professionals in the "Royal Division" for the first time since 1999.

byBenjamin Looijen

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Opinion

Has appeasement won the Olympics?

A group of 40 countries initially threatened to boycott the Paris 2024 Olympics if Russian and Belarusian athletes were to participate. But the steam appears to have run out.

byMark Temnycky

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Ukrainian veteran who lost leg in war beats own time at Tokyo marathon with prosthetic

Roman Kashpur, a veteran of the Ukraine war who lost a leg after stepping on landmine, completed the 2024 Tokyo Marathon in 4 hours 50 minutes on a prosthetic leg, improving on his previous marathon times.

byYuri Zoria

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German police detained suspected murderer of Ukrainian basketball player

The alleged 15-year-old attacker was detained Sunday after stabbing two Ukrainian athletes and killing one of them, German police and media reports.

byMichelle Bondar

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Latvia bans national sports teams from competing with Russian, Belarusian teams

"The main objective of the amendments to the law is to reiterate Latvia’s solidarity with Ukraine and to block any attempts by Russia to legitimize its war crimes through the sports sector," the Latvian Saeima stated.

byIryna Voichuk

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RFE/RL: Russian figure skaters lose Olympic gold amid doping scandal

The International Skating Union (ISU) has demoted the Russian figure-skating team that took part in the 2022 Beijing…

byOlena Mukhina

Boycott Russian Belarusian athletes Olympics

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Opinion

Appeasement gets an Olympic Gold

The IOC's decision to permit Russian and Belarusian athletes at the Paris Olympics signals acceptance of authoritarian aggression to the world's tyrants

byMark Temnycky

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Analysis

Game on: How football survives in wartime Ukraine

Neither bombs nor destruction could extinguish Ukrainians' passion for football, which perseveres as an act of courage.

byAndrew TodosandbyDavid Kirichenko

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Ukraine’s Olympic Committee: Over 400 Ukrainian athletes killed due to Russia’s aggression

As Russia claims it's being "treated unfairly" by a ban on its athletes at the 2024 Olympics, Ukraine's Olympic president Vadym Hutsayt said over 400 Ukrainian athletes had been killed & 500 sports facilities had been destroyed since Russia's full-scale invasion.

byMaria Tril

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Ukrainian teen takes home bronze from Youth World Chess Championship

A 17-year-old girl from Dnipro defeated her opponent, Anna Zhurova, who played under the FIDE (International Organization of Chess Players) flag.

byMaria Tril

Ukrainian football mudryk national team malta

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Opinion

Ukraine kicks toward Euro 2024 amid bombs and blackouts

From joining the front lines to evacuating families to fundraising, footballers juggle competitive matches with the grim realities of Russia's invasion.

byMark Temnycky

Judo Russian team compete as neutral athletes IOC

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Babel: Russian judo athletes to compete in “neutral” status despite military ties

15 Russian judo athletes with army connections are seeking to skirt IOC guidance and compete at November's European Championships, investigation says

byAlya Shandra

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Opinion

UEFA’s Russian U-Turn shows public pressure works

Faced with a chorus of dissent, UEFA's backpedaling on its Russian U-17 decision underscores the potency of united opposition.

byMark Temnycky

Mykolaiv stadium ruined by Russian missile strike2

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Opinion

As Russia butchers Ukrainians, UEFA rolls out the red carpet

With the graves of Ukrainian children targeted and murdered by Russian forces still fresh, UEFA has seen fit to allow the next generation of Russian football talent back onto the international sporting stage that banned them in protest just last year.

byMark Temnycky

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Fencing federation reinstates distanced greetings following Kharlan uproar

The International Fencing Federation decided fencers can resume distanced greetings instead of shaking hands, after an incident pitting Ukrainian Olga Kharlan against a Russian foe created an uproar.

byAlya Shandra

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Ukrainian fencer disqualified for refusing to shake hands with her defeated Russian rival

Ukrainian fencer Harlan was disqualified from the World Fencing Championships for not "showing respect" (shaking hands) to a Russian fencer Smirnova after defeating her. Smirnova lodged a protest against, staying on the track for over 50 min.

byMaria Tril