Olympics-Diving-Ukraine's Sereda says training during a war has been tough

Paris 2024 Olympics - Diving - Men's Synchronised 10m Platform Final - Aquatics Centre, Saint-Denis, France - July 29, 2024. Kirill Boliukh of Ukraine and Oleksii Sereda of Ukraine in action REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes

PARIS (Reuters) - Ukraine diver Oleksii Sereda opened up on Monday about how hard it was to train during a war after he and Kiril Boliukh finished fifth in the men's synchronised 10-metre platform event.

The 18-year-old and his teammate, 17, spent most of their time training in Kyiv, while air alerts and shell bombing were part of their daily lives following Russia's invasion.