'During these Games, there were massive attacks on Ukrainian cities,” said champion high jumper Yaroslava Mahuchikh.
, but she and other winning athletes from Ukraine are not resting in Paris — they’re trying to shine the spotlight on the war tearing apart their country.
“We were happy on the first evening, but the next day ... unfortunately, we have a very aggressive enemy,” she said. “Russia struck Ohmatdyt. And honestly, there was no joy anymore,” referring to the missile attack in Kyiv last month that Mahuchikh and other Ukrainian athletes have spoken out against the presence of Russian competitors at the Paris Games.
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