Author: Ihor Stelmach

It does not require much imagination to understand why Stanislav Oliferchyk of Mariupol, Ukraine, abhors the notion that he along with other war-traumatized Ukrainian athletes may have to hide their anger and consciences to compete against Russian and Belarusian athletes at the 2024 Paris Olympics. The Ukrainian diver proudly shares the name of his late...

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Ukraine captured nine medals (one gold, six silver and two bronze) at the 2023 Para Dance Sport World Championships in Genoa, Italy, on November 23-27. Athletes with disabilities from 25 countries competed in two classifications of freestyle, singles, duos, combined and duo events. Ukraine was represented by a team of 12 athletes. Olena Chynka won...

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University of Southern California rower Anastasiia Slivina and California State Northridge tennis player Yuliia Zhytelna, Ukrainians from Kyiv, try to be happy despite being homesick, worried and stressed. Slivina’s 19-year-old brother can’t leave Ukraine, and her mother, who works as a doctor, would not leave without him. Zhytelna’s parents and three of her siblings remain...

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Ukraine was one of 44 nations competing at the 2023 World Junior Weightlifting Championships held in Guadalajara, Mexico, on November 15-23. Ukrainian competitors placed third in the medal table rankings in Big (total results) with one gold and two bronze medals, while finishing fourth in rankings by all medals (Big and Small which include Snatch...

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When Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, Ukrainian professional athletes and some specialized adventurers joined territorial defense forces to help defend their country. Their specific skill sets have proven to be invaluable on the frontlines, though these individuals are far from their natural sporting environments. Among the skiers, bikers, climbers and other mountain pathfinders, the...

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he 2023 Pavel Roman Memorial took place on November 10-12 in Olomonc, the Czech Republic. The event featured ice dance competitions in the novice, junior and senior categories. Ukrainian ice dancers captured gold medals in both the junior and senior divisions. Mariia Pinchuk and Mykyta Pogorielov won gold in seniors, posting scores of 64.62 points...

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Ukrainians came away with a total of 29 medals at the IFBB World Bodybuilding Championships held in Santa Susanna, Spain, on October 31 through November 6. Ukrainian competitors won 11 gold medals, eight silver and 10 bronze medals, with men capturing seven, women winning 21 and one won by Viktoriia Lysenko and Oleg Danysh in...

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His recent most outstanding male swimmer award at the 2023 World Junior Championships only cemented the impression that he has made in backstroke swimming. This summer, Ukrainian Oleksandr Zheltiakov won gold medals in the 100-meter and 200-meter backstroke events and won silver in the 50-meter event at the European Junior Championships in July and then...

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Eight women’s teams and 12 men’s teams took part in the 2023 International University Sports Federation (FISU) World Cup Football tournament held in Jinjiang, China, on October 21-31. The Ukrainian women were represented by players from Pavlo Tychyna Uman State Pedagogical University, and the men were represented by footballers from the State University of Trade...

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The catchphrase on their soccer jersey reads: “Mariupol is Ukraine.” The women wearing the jerseys play for Mariupol women’s soccer team. Mariupol is the eastern port city that was completely devastated and captured by Russian forces last year after several months of brave resistance by out-gunned and out-manned Ukrainian forces, transforming it into a worldwide...

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In a critical contest against Southam­pton on April 21 Arsenal found themselves down 2-0 a scant 14 minutes into the match. Someone needed to step up and rally the troops, and while most expected it to be captain Martin Odegaard, it was Oleksandr Zinchenko who brought his faltering teammates together. His message was clear –...

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That Ukraine is fighting an ongoing war with Russia had little or nothing to do with the success Team Ukraine enjoyed in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, at the 2023 World Combat Games on October 20-30. The competition in martial arts and combat sports attracted 1,500 athletes from more than 120 countries with athletes competing in 16...

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