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Ukraine first participated at the Olympic Games as an independent nation in 1994, and has sent athletes to compete in every Summer Olympic Games and Winter Olympic Games since then. The first athlete who won the gold medal for the yellow-blues was Oksana Baiul.
The Ukraine men's national basketball team (Ukrainian: збірна України з баскетболу) represents Ukraine in international basketball competitions. They are controlled by the Basketball Federation of Ukraine.
Ukraine competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. It was the nation's eighth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics in the post-Soviet era and the first since the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Jul 26, 2024 · PARIS (AP) — For Ukrainian competitors in Paris for the Olympics, joy goes hand in hand with sorrow. Athletes are striving to enjoy the dream of competing at one of the world’s most prestigious sports events while carrying the burden of the war back home.
- harhirova@ap.org
- Ukraine Reporter
Aug 12, 2023 · Ukraine kicked off their journey in the preliminary qualification phase for the 2024 Olympic basketball tournament with a triumphant beginning. In the opening round, the "blue and yellow" team secured a win against Bulgaria, according to the match's outcome.
- News Editor
Sep 9, 2022 · Ukraine’s national basketball team gathered this summer, tasked with lifting the spirits of those back home in a war-torn country. Turns out, it was the other way around. A long summer slate...
Aug 5, 2024 · In Paris, Ukrainian athletes will endure another ordeal: the likelihood of crossing paths with competitors from Russia and ally Belarus. The International Olympic Committee barred the two nations from team sports in Paris but didn’t bend to Ukrainian pleas for their complete exclusion.
