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We sent dozens of joint letters to the IOC and managed to achieve the exclusion of blatant war propagandists,
We have many athletes who are currently on the front lines or in the National Guard. Some have even died,
Vitalii Dubrova, Ukraine’s chief judo coach, said in an interview with POLITICO It takes over a day for us to travel somewhere, because no airports are operational,
Ukrainian judo coach Dubrova said For us they don’t exist,
This Olympics is going to be much harder,
says Sereda, who competed in Tokyo aged 15. Psychological preparedness is an important consideration for our athletes,
She wore it on her neck because they (Russian forces) were confiscating all gold, silver and other precious metals,
said Rybachok, who returned to Ukraine in June 2022 I want to pay them back with whatever I can on the 'front line' of sports,
she said of the troops fighting Russian forces I’ve always believed in the power of sport to unite and inspire,
Ukrainian American figure skater Sasha Cohen said in a news release Every Ukrainian athlete at the Olympics represents the Ukrainian will to win, Volia. By acting swiftly and with united efforts, the prospect of a world where Ukrainian athletes and citizens are free from the threats posed by Russia will be a reality,
Heorhii Tykhyi of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine said in the release When people tell me it's about sport, it's not politics, no, sorry, I don't agree with this,
How can you think about sport, about gymnastics, about competition when you see news like this,
For me this Olympics is not just about participation. This is super important for the people of Ukraine and soldiers protecting us. I feel proud to represent them,
Olympic is all about peace and we need peace first and then we will see,
That is why all our preparation in Ukraine was super hard. But we are here and (will) try our best to get some medals,
said Sereda, who became the youngest European Diving Champion at 13 years of age back in 2019, breaking Tom Daley’s record in the continental competition When the war started, a shell hit my house in Mikolaiv but I was lucky that nobody was home. The bomb caused a hole in the roof but thankfully no one was injured,
The world must see that Ukrainians are here and competing and everyone must remember about this horrible situation in Ukraine. We are here to show that Ukraine is read to fight anywhere,
Even after such a long time since the war happened, nobody is safe in Ukraine. Kyiv (capital city) is still under attack from missiles and we need more air defense systems. We will only be safe when the war is over,
A lot of countries are helping us but we need more support. We need more missile defense systems because all the time, we are under attack,