Anti-doping watchdog extends Russia sanctions
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) extended the sanctions earlier imposed on Russia over non-compliance with the Anti-Doping Code.
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23 September 2023
09 September 2023
National Team Ukraine secure tie with England in Euro-2024 qualifiers
Ukraine held their fourth match in the qualifying round of the European Championship.
08 September 2023
President Zelensky meets with Ukrainian athletes
On the eve of Day of Physical Culture and Sport, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky met with the winners of the 3rd European Games, where the Ukrainian national team had secured third place in the overall team rankings.
27 August 2023
Usyk defends WBA/IBF/WBO world titles against Dubois
Ukraine’s Oleksandr Usyk won with a knockout against UK’s Daniel Dubois in a match held in Poland’s Wroclaw in the early hours of Sunday.
14 August 2023
Ukraine expects IOC to suspend Russia from Olympics - PM Shmyhal
Ukraine expects the International Olympic Committee to exclude the Russian Federation from participation in the Olympics.
28 July 2023
Kharlan to take part in team competitions in Milan, disqualification cancelled
The Executive Committee of the International Fencing Federation (Fédération Internationale d'Escrime, FIE) has cancelled the disqualification of Ukraine’s Olga Kharlan at the World Championships in Milan, Italy.
Kharlan qualified for Paris Olympics
Ukrainian fencer Olga Kharlan was qualified for the Olympic Games by the decision of the International Olympic Committee.
Kharlan: Russia terrorizing not only Ukraine but also sports
Russia, which is terrorizing Ukraine, the Ukrainian people and Ukrainian families, is also terrorizing sports.
27 July 2023
Fencer Kharlan reflects Ukraine's unwillingness to "shake hands" with enemy - sports minister
Minister of Youth and Sports of Ukraine Vadym Gutzait commented on the situation with the participation of Ukrainian athletes in international competitions.
Olha Kharlan disqualified from World Fencing Championships for not shaking hands with Russian
Ukrainian saber fencer Olha Kharlan was disqualified from the World Fencing Championships in Milan.
22 July 2023
Russian female tennis player denied entry into Poland for backing Putin
On July 21, Poland’s border guards did not allow entry into the country to Vera Zvonareva, a Russian tennis player.
21 July 2023
Shakhtar signs contract with Brazilian midfielder Newerton
Newerton Martins da Silva, an 18-year-old Brazilian midfielder from Sao Paulo, has officially joined Ukraine's Shakhtar Donetsk.
13 July 2023
IOC says it will not invite Russia, Belarus to Paris Olympics
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) will not send invitations to Russia and Belarus on July 26 to take part in the 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Paris (France).
11 July 2023
Ukraine's Svitolina beats world No. 1 to move into Wimbledon semifinal
Ukraine's Elina Svitolina defeated world No.1 Iga Swiatek of Poland 7-5, 6-7(5), 6-2 and reached her third career Grand Slam semifinal.
10 July 2023
Games of Unconquered : When being wounded makes you stronger, not weaker
Wounded soldiers prepare for international Paralympic-style sports competitions - Invictus Games to be held in Germany this fall
21 June 2023
Zelensky to Ukrainian participants in III European Games: Each of your victories inspires our soldiers
President Volodymyr Zelensky noted that every victory the national team’s athletes achieve in the 3rd European Games unites and consolidates all of Ukrainians in the fight against the enemy, inspiring soldiers at the front lines.
16 June 2023
Ukraine’s Ministry of Youth and Sports deepening cooperation with European Commission
The Minister of Youth and Sports of Ukraine, Vadym Gutzeit, met with Margaritis Schinas, Vice President of the European Commission for the Promotion of our European Way of Life, in Kyiv.
15 June 2023
Athletes from Russia, Belarus backing aggression cannot compete internationally - EC vice-president
Athletes from Russia and Belarus, who expressed support for the Kremlin's aggression against Ukraine or directly participated in it, cannot be granted access to international sports events, but the EU's role in this matter is limited to the autonomy of national sports federations and the international Olympic movement.
12 June 2023
Ukraine, Germany draw 3-3 in friendly
Germany and Ukraine have played a friendly match that became the 1,000th game for the German team.
28 May 2023
Svitolina to donate prize money from Strasbourg tournament win to Ukrainian children
Ukrainian tennis star Elina Svitolina has pledged to donate all of her prize money from her victory at the Internationaux de Strasbourg tournament in France.
27 May 2023
Svitolina wins WTA tournament in Strasbourg
Ukraine's Elina Svitolina has become a two-time winner of a Women's Tennis Association (WTA) tournament - Internationaux de Strasbourg - in the city of Strasbourg (France).
30 April 2023
Ukraine to boycott World Judo Championship as Russian, Belarusian athletes allowed to compete
Ukraine’s national judo team has decided to boycott the 2023 World Judo Championship, scheduled for May 7-13 in Doha, Qatar.
13 April 2023
Kuleba calls on Wimbledon organizers to ban Russian, Belarusian players
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba has criticized the decision by the 2023 Wimbledon organizers to allow Russians and Belarusians to compete in the tennis tournament.
10 April 2023
Germany ready to ban Russian athletes from entering country - Ministry of Interior
Despite the IOC stating the possibility of allowing Russian athletes to participate in the Olympics under a neutral flag, individual states are not obliged to agree to this when holding competitions in their own countries.
07 April 2023
Footballer Malinovskyi meets with Ukrainian refugees in France
Ukraine midfielder Ruslan Malinovskyi and his French club Marseille visited Ukrainian refugees in the 7th arrondissement of Marseille.
06 April 2023
Russian, Belarusian participation in competitions not contributing to peace and development - Yermak
The participation of Russian and Belarusian athletes in competitions is not contributing to peace and development in the world.
04 April 2023
Tennis player Marta Kostyuk sets up own charitable foundation
Ukrainian tennis player Marta Kostyuk has established her own charitable foundation.
03 April 2023
Ukrainian judoka Bubyr wins bronze at Grand Slam in Turkey
Another round of the Grand Slam international judo tournaments ended in Antalya (Turkey).
02 April 2023
IOC says boycott of Olympics will 'hurt' Ukrainian athletes
The International Olympic Committee has criticized Ukraine's decision not to allow Ukrainian athletes to take part in qualifying events for the 2024 Paris Olympics if they have to compete against Russians.