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UKRAINIAN BOXER SACRIFICED OLYMPIC DREAMS TO FIGHT RUSSIA'S INVASION.

Authors :
ARHIROVA, HANNA
LEICESTER, JOHN
Source :
Air Force Times; Aug2024, Vol. 85 Issue 8, p36-38, 2p
Publication Year :
2024

Abstract

The article discusses the life and legacy of the late Ukrainian boxer Maksym Halinichev. Topics explored include his achievement in the 2018 Youth Olympic Games in Argentina, the way he missed the opportunity to participate in the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France after being killed in the war between Russia and Ukraine in March 2023, and his decision to join the airborne assault troops in May 2022 following the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00022403
Volume :
85
Issue :
8
Database :
Supplemental Index
Journal :
Air Force Times
Publication Type :
Periodical
Accession number :
179244831