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Tragic Loss: Ukrainian Olympian's Passing on the Front Line.

Multi Sports General

Posted 12 days ago
Tragic Loss: Ukrainian Olympian's Passing on the Front Line.

Oleksandr Pielieshenko, a weightlifter who competed for Ukraine at the Rio 2016 Olympics, has tragically passed away amid the ongoing conflict with Russia.

Two-time European champion Oleksandr Pielieshenko, aged 30, enlisted in the armed forces following Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022, as confirmed by the National Olympic Committee of Ukraine.

"War takes the best of us... heroes do not die," remarked weightlifting coach and Ukrainian Weightlifting Federation (UWF) board member Viktor Slobodianiuk.

Pielieshenko tragically lost his life on the front line, as reported by the UWF.

Despite ranking fourth at the Rio Games in the 85kg category and achieving gold at the European championships in 2016 and 2017, Pielieshenko faced a ban after failing a drugs test in 2018.

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