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European rhythmic gymnastics champion caught in Kyiv attack

European rhythmic gymnastics champion Viktoriia Onopriienko survived Russia's attack on Kyiv on Sept. 23 and described what she felt during the assault in a post on Instagram.

24 September, 04:24 AM

Olympic champion Mahuchikh clears 2.00m in Silesia, dedicating gold to Ukraine

Olympic high jump champion Yaroslava Mahuchikh claimed gold at the Silesia Diamond League meeting with a 2.00-meter clearance on Aug. 23, dedicating the victory to Ukraine on National Flag Day, Suspilne Sport reported.

24 August, 10:21 AM

Svitolina beats Anisimova to reach Toronto quarterfinals

Ukrainian tennis player Elina Svitolina, the world's ninth-ranked player, defeated American Amanda Anisimova, ranked No. 10, in straight sets in the round of 16 at the WTA 1000 tournament in Toronto on Aug. 8.

9 August, 02:29 PM

Ukrainian goalkeeper Trubin eyes Benfica exit

Ukrainian goalkeeper Anatoliy Trubin is considering leaving Benfica as early as this summer, the Portuguese outlet Record reported on Aug. 7.

9 August, 12:10 AM

Usyk credits work ethic, cites Ronaldo, for his success

Ukrainian boxer Oleksandr Usyk (25-0, 16 KOs) shared his perspective on the key factors behind athletic success in an interview with The Athletic on Aug. 7.

8 August, 11:32 PM

Ukrainian forward Andreichuk opens up about life in Tbilisi

Ukrainian football forward Andriy Andreichuk, formerly of Oleksandriya and Bukovyna, described how he spends his free time in Georgia and shared his impressions of life in Tbilisi in an interview with NV on Aug. 1.

2 August, 12:32 AM

Ukrainian world record holder Yaroslava Mahuchikh claims Diamond League gold - video

The women's high jump gold medal at the Diamond League stage in Rabat was claimed by Ukrainian world record holder Yaroslava Mahuchikh on June 1.

1 June, 01:43 PM

Zinchenko set to become free agent after Ajax declines to renew his contract

Amsterdam-based football club Ajax has informed 29-year-old Oleksandr Zinchenko that it will not extend his contract beyond June, according to Dutch newspaper Algemeen Dagblad. The Ukrainian defender will need to find a new club this summer.

10 May, 12:40 AM

Olympic wrestling champion Zhan Beleniuk to make MMA debut on July 11

Olympic Greco-Roman wrestling champion Zhan Beleniuk will make his mixed martial arts debut at an event organized by the new promotion Arena, the league’s press service announced on May 1.

2 May, 10:35 PM

Jarrell Miller becomes WBA mandatory for Usyk, criticizes champion's power and body work

American heavyweight Jarrell Miller became the mandatory challenger for Oleksandr Usyk’s WBA title after a unanimous decision victory over Lenier Pero on April 25, subsequently claiming the Ukrainian champion lacks punching power, Fight Hub TV reported.

26 April, 03:55 PM

Kalinina eliminated from Madrid Open by former world No. 1 Osaka

Ukrainian tennis player Anhelina Kalinina was unable to reach the Round of 16 at the WTA 1000 tournament in Madrid after falling to former world No. 1 Naomi Osaka on April 25.

26 April, 02:20 PM

Usyk opens up about preparation for bout with kickboxer Verhoeven

Heavyweight world champion Oleksandr Usyk revealed details of his training camp ahead of his fight against kickboxing legend Rico Verhoeven in a comment to Ukraine's public broadcaster Suspilne on March 22.

22 March, 01:26 PM

Ukraine to boycott 2026 Paralympics closing ceremony

Ukraine will boycott the closing ceremony of the 2026 Winter Paralympic Games in Cortina d'Ampezzo on March 15, due to the presence of Russian and Belarusian athletes with their national flags, the National Paralympic Committee of Ukraine announced.

15 March, 09:10 PM

Two-time Olympic medalist comments on Iran’s attack on Azerbaijan

Two-time Olympic silver medalist Parviz Nasibov condemned Iran’s drone attack on Nakhchivan airport as “vile,” saying the world will now see Iran’s true nature, he wrote on Instagram on March 5.

6 March, 12:03 PM

Ukraine's Olianovska breaks indoor 5,000m race walk mark

Ukrainian race walker Liudmyla Olianovska set a new indoor world record of 19 minutes 53.61 seconds in the women’s 5,000 meters at the Ukrainian Indoor Athletics Championships in Kyiv on Feb. 27.

27 February, 05:38 PM

Ukrainian athlete’s home damaged in Russian shelling

Ukrainian hammer thrower Iryna Klymets reported on her Instagram that the high-rise building where she lives was damaged in a massive Russian attack on June 6.

6 June 2025, 12:18 PM

Ukrainian marathon champion killed in action

Ukrainian athlete Petro Shukalovych has died defending his country from Russian invaders on the front lines, Race Project team reported on Instagram on May 21.

22 May 2025, 10:27 AM

Ukraine’s top tennis player enters season’s clay-court elite

Ukrainian tennis star Elina Svitolina now ranks fourth among the best-performing WTA players on clay since the beginning of the season, L’Équipe sport outlet wrote on May 19.

20 May 2025, 01:15 PM

13-year-old Ukrainian karateka refuses photo with 'neutral' Russian - video

Ukrainian athlete Yevhenii Melnyk, competing in the under-45 kg category, won a bronze medal at the Youth Karate League in Guadalajara, Spain, but refused to take the traditional group photo with a “neutral” athlete, karate.project wrote on April 6.

7 April 2025, 02:14 PM

Ukrainian Paralympic athletes to claim medals after Russian doping disqualification

The Ukrainian Paralympic team is set to add more medals to its collection from the Sochi-2014, following the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) recognizing a violation of anti-doping rules by Russian athlete Mykola Polukhin.

28 March 2025, 09:01 AM

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