"It's a completely special moment for me especially for the challenging time for Ukraine," Mahuchikh said while accepting her award. "But, you know, I am happy to be here... for all my people in Ukraine, and I hope that it brings some happiness during this time."
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.
The 29-year-old Ukrainian won by unanimous decision, with a score of 30-26.
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 rowing team of Yevheniia Dovhodko, Kateryna Dudchenko, Daryna Verkhogliad, and Anastasiia Kozhenkova stopped just two steps away from Ukraine's second medal.
Highly anticipated tennis matches will follow, including Marta Kostyuk facing off Greece's Maria Sakkari and Elina Svitolina playing with Czech Barbora Krejcikova in the third round of women's singles.
Fencer Olga Kharlan has won Ukraine's first medal, taking bronze in the women's individual saber event.
The 33-year-old beat South Korea's Choi Se-bin 15-14 in a fiercely contested match.
Koki Kano, 26, has been training under the supervision of Ukrainian coach Oleksandr Horbachuk, who has been working with the Japanese fencing team for over 10 years.
Olympic organizers have yet to comment on the alleged incident, according to Reuters. France's Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin also declined to comment on the decision to revoke accreditation, stating that the decision lies with Olympic organizers.
For the second time in history, four Ukrainian female athletes qualified in the individual tennis competition at the Olympics. Anhelina Kalinina was also supposed to compete at Roland Garros courts, but she withdrew at the last minute due to a cold.
Ukraine's football team won its second game at the Olympic Games in Paris on July 27, beating Morocco 2:1.
Russia, as well as the Soviet Union before it, has long sought to use international sporting spectacles as an opportunity to demonstrate the nation's athletic prowess and improve its prestige on the global stage. The 2014 Winter Olympics, held in Sochi, Russia, just days before unmarked Russian troops began the
According to the state-owned railway operator SNCF, vandals damaged signal boxes on three lines connecting the French capital with other major cities, while a fourth attempt was foiled.
Audiences from across the world tuning into the Olympics kicking off with this Friday's opening ceremony in Paris should, as they enjoy the show, be conscious of why Ukraine will not be fully represented this summer – and at future athletic competitions. Among the tens of thousands of Ukrainians killed by
Svitolina and Romanchuk were medalists at the previous Olympics in Tokyo. Svitolina won bronze in the individual tennis competition, while Romanchuk became a silver and bronze medalist in the 1500 m and 800 m freestyle events, respectively.
The Russian figure skating team will instead receive the bronze medal, and the gold will be awarded to the United States.
On July 23, French police arrested a Russian man who is suspected of plotting destabilizing activities during the Paris Olympics.
The French government introduced a verification system for all individuals seeking to participate in the event or access restricted zones because of cybersecurity, disinformation, and terror-related threats targeting the Olympics.
Over two-thirds of Russian athletes set to participate in the upcoming Olympics have violated neutrality rules by displaying public support for the invasion of Ukraine, human rights group Global Rights Compliance reported on July 18.
Sixteen-year-old Onofriichuk is a 2024 European hoop bronze medalist. She will be among the athletes representing Ukraine at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
Only 140 Ukrainian athletes will compete at the Olympic Games in Paris this year, the smallest number in the history of the country's participation in the games, as Russia's war has damaged or destroyed sports' facilities and frequent air raid alerts interrupt training.
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