Combat sambo under-74-kilogram world champion Vladislav Rudniev and women's under-64kg world champion Anastasia Shevchenko have been named Ukraine's top sambists for 2020.
Ukraine is considering launching a bid for the 2030 or 2032 Olympic Games, according to the country’s Youth and Sport Minister Vadym Huttsait.
Ukraine's six-time Para-taekwondo world champion Vika Marchuk has added another award to her impressive résumé after receiving the prestigious Merited Master of Sport rank.
Ukraine secured the junior team title as the European Men’s Artistic Gymnastics Championships got underway in Turkish city Mersin.
The national karate teams of Turkey and Ukraine returned to action with a joint training camp, held with coronavirus restrictions in place.
Ukraine’s Liudmyla Luzan secured her second gold medal of the weekend at the International Canoe Federation (ICF) Canoe Sprint World Cup in Szeged.
Esports has been recognised as an official sport in Ukraine.
Hosts and defending champions Portugal ran riot in their opening match at the Euro Beach Soccer League Superfinal as they thrashed France 7-0.
European Gymnastics has insisted that the Russian Rhythmic Federation did not raise any of its concerns over the upcoming European Championships with the continental body and that discussions are underway to try and avoid athletes and officials having to quarantine for two weeks in Ukraine.
The Ski Federation of Ukraine (SFU) has confirmed the death of its vice-president and founding member Volodymyr Malezhyk, at the age of 70.
Fresh dates have been established for the European Badminton Championships in Kiev, which were due to have been held in April before the coronavirus pandemic made that impossible.
UEFA has confirmed Ukraine striker Artem Biesiedin has been banned for one year after he failed a drugs test.
A sambo project is up-and-running in Ukraine to teach the martial art to children living under challenging life circumstances.
Ukraine won a further three gold medals as the International Swimming Federation (FINA) Artistic Swimming World Series leg in Paris reached its conclusion.
Norway and Ukraine earned the relay spoils on the second day of the International Biathlon Union Open European Championships in Minsk.
Canadian show jumper Ian Millar holds the record for the most Olympic appearances by an athlete in any sport. When he competed at London 2012 at the age of 65 it was the tenth time he had competed in the Games since making his debut 30 years earlier at Munich 1972. He had won his only Olympic medal at Beijing 2008 when he was part of Canada’s team that took silver in the team jumping event. Millar won a gold medal in the Pan American Games team jumping event at Toronto 2015. He announced his retirement in 2019.
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The coronavirus pandemic forced a near global shutdown of sport across the world, but sports governing bodies have staged successful events despite the COVID-19 crisis. Mike Rowbottom speaks to those who have been able to do so.
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