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Lisa MARTIN

Ukraine's winners, gold medalist Iryna Bui, center, silver medalist Oleksandra Kononova, left, and bronze medalist Liudmyla Liashenko celebrate after the women's middle distance standing event at the 2022 Winter Paralympics, in Zhangjiakou, China, March 8, 2022. (Shuji Kajiama/AP)
March 8, 2022, 12:55 pm
Weighed down by news from home, Ukrainian athletes soldier on to Paralympic medals
Delegation overcomes heartbreak to win 6 golds and 17 other medals so far; one competitor pulls out of event after learning her father was captured and beaten, coach’s home bombed
By Lisa MARTIN
International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Chief Brand and Communications Officer Craig Spence, left, and President Andrew Parsons listen as a journalist from Ukraine asks a question during a press conference at the 2022 Winter Paralympics in Beijing, March 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
March 3, 2022, 3:13 pm
Ukrainian athletes barely make it to Beijing Paralympics after ‘miracle’ escape
Dodging bombs and sleeping on floors, delegation arrives at Winter Paralympics in Beijing, eager to be ‘a symbol to show that Ukraine is alive’
By Lisa MARTIN
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