The saber of Olga Kharlan, a Ukrainian fencer and Olympic gold medalist, sold for Hr 10 million (about $242,000) at an auction, the Serhiy Prytula Charity Foundation said on Aug. 15.
China took first place at the Olympics, winning 40 gold, 27 silver, and 24 bronze medals – followed by the U.S. and Japan.
Maryna and Vladyslava Aleksiiva, twin sisters representing Team Ukraine in artistic swimming, won fifth place in the duet final at the Paris Olympics on Aug. 10.
Ukrainian wrestler Iryna Koliadenko won the silver medal in women's wrestling in the 62 kg weight division at the Olympic Games in Paris on Aug. 10.
Darja Varfolomeev, a Russian-born German athlete who won gold in the rhythmic gymnastics' individual all-around event at the Paris Olympics on Aug. 9, competed in Russian-occupied Crimea in 2021, a social media post on her account suggest.
In the semifinals in Paris, Koliadenko faced the current world-ranking leader, Aisuluu Tynybekova of Kyrgyzstan, winning 9-2.
Ukrainian canoeists Liudmyla Luzan and Anastasiia Rybachok won a silver medal in the 500-meter double sculls at the Olympic finals on Aug. 9.
Ukrainian wrestlers Parviz Nasibov and Zhan Beleniuk won silver and bronze respectively at the Paris Olympics on Aug. 8.
The Ukrainian athletes completed the course in 1:21.01, behind Spain, Australia, and Germany.
Ukrainian Greco-Roman wrestler Oksana Livach finished in fourth place in the 50-kilogram category at the 2024 Paris Olympics losing her bronze medal bout to Japan's Yui Susaki on Aug. 7.
Ukraine has so far won eight medals at the Paris Olympics - including three gold, two silver, and three bronze. The country is guaranteed at least one more medal on Aug. 8.
Ukraine's Oleksandr Khyzhniak defeated Nurbek Oralbay of Kazakhstan 3:2 in the Olympic boxing middleweight final, claiming his first-ever gold. In a close bout, Khyzhniak outboxed his opponent in two out of the three rounds, according to three out of five judges. On his way to his second career Olympic
Ukraine's canoeist Anastasiia Rybachok was forced to paint over an inscription "I am Ukrainian" she had displayed on her boat during the Paris Olympics, Rybachok's sponsor, BGV Group, said on Aug. 7.
Winning his first Olympic gold medal in Tokyo after taking a months-long break from parliament, Ukrainian lawmaker Zhan Beleniuk is set to repeat his successful run and quit wrestling for good. The 33-year-old Greco-Roman wrestler from Kyiv has been contemplating retirement for years, acknowledging that combining parliament work and professional
The 20-year-old gymnast scored 15,500 points, which is 0.7 points less than earned by the winner of the competition, Zou Jingyuan from China. Japanese athlete Shinnosuke Oka took third place with 15,300 points.
After four rounds, the Ukrainian shooter had 14 points and placed second, but in the fifth round dropped out of the competition.
"I am very happy. I want to thank the Armed Forces, the military, and volunteers. These are medals for the whole country," Yaroslava Mahuchikh said after winning the gold medal in women's high jump at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Ukraine's Mykhailo Kokhan won a bronze medal during the men's hammer throw competition at the 2024 Paris Olympics, with a throw of 79.39 meters.
Ukrainian athletes Yaroslava Mahuchikh and Iryna Gerashchenko won gold and bronze at the women's high jump at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Ukrainian boxer Oleksandr Khyzhniak defeated Cuban two-time Olympic champion Arlen Lopez in the 80kg weight class semifinals at the Olympic games in Paris on Aug. 4.
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 years, with few coming close to challenge it. Mahuchikh took it from the
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's five-time Olympic medalist Olga Kharlan, along with fencers Olena Kravatska, Alina Komashchuk, and Yuliia Bakastova, made their way to the Olympic finals by beating Italy and Japan.
The 20-year-old gymnast was defeated on Aug. 3 by Carlos Yulo of Philipines (5 points), Artem Dolgopyat of Israel (14.966 points), who was born in the Ukrainian city of Dnipro, and Jake German of the United Kingdom (14.933 points), respectively.
Ukraine's women's saber fencing team defeated Japan with a score of 45-32 in the semi-finals at the Paris Olympics on Aug. 3, making it into tonight's finals against Korea.
Ukraine's women’s saber fencing team secured a path to the semi-finals at the Paris 2024 Olympics on Aug. 3, winning over Italy with a score of 45-37.
The 29-year-old Ukrainian won by unanimous decision, with a score of 30-26.
With tears in her eyes, saber fencer Olga Kharlan kissed her blue and yellow mask and, pointing to it, loudly spoke into the camera in Ukrainian: "We love you, Ukraine! This is for you, dear!" The 33-year-old saber fencer has just won a bronze medal at the Paris Olympics, her
Ukrainian high jumpers Yaroslava Mahuchikh and Iryna Gerashchenko qualified for the 2024 Olympics on Aug. 2. They will represent Ukraine in the high jump finals on Aug. 4.
"If we impose sanctions, let's impose them. If these are semi-sanctions, it is better not to play with populism," President Volodymyr Zelensky said.
Serhiy Kulish scored 461.3 points, which is 2.3 points less than earned by the winner of the competition, Yukun Liu from China.
The Kichenok sisters, Lyudmyla and Nadiia, have successfully advanced to the women's doubles quarterfinals at the 2024 Paris Olympics. They achieved this milestone by defeating the American duo of Danielle Collins and Desirae Krawczyk.
