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Podcast: Ukrainecast
Episode: Ukraine’s Olympians: Going for gold as war rages
Description: Ukraine’s athletes are preparing to represent their country at the Olympics - we speak to 400m hurdler Victoriya Tkachuk about the difficulties of training in a warzone as her brother fights on the frontline.Greco-Roman wrestler Zhan Beleniuk won Ukraine’s only gold medal in Tokyo, and will be trying to retain it in Paris. He’s also a Ukrainian MP and told us about his opposition to the limited inclusion of Russian athletes at this year’s games.And to discuss how the Olympics finds itself stuck in the middle of a global diplomat...