PARIS: Oleg Verniaiev (pic) has a twin mission at the Paris Olympics, where he hopes a strong performance from Ukraine’s gymnasts can help amplify the message that his country remains under siege but still strong.
“We come here not only for sport,” the 30-year-old said on Wednesday after men trained for the first time at Bercy Arena, where their qualifying competition kicks off tomorrow.
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