Olympics-Rhythmic Gymnastics-Ukraine's Onofriichuk in final despite attacks drowning out music in training


Paris 2024 Olympics - Rhythmic Gymnastics - Individual All-Around Qual - Part 2 of 2 - Porte de La Chapelle Arena, Paris, France - August 08, 2024. Taisiia Onofriichuk of Ukraine in action. REUTERS/Mike Blake

PARIS (Reuters) - Ukraine's Taisiia Onofriichuk received her Olympic rhythmic gymnastics uniform on July 8, the same day Kyiv's main children's hospital was blasted by a Russian missile in the deadliest wave of air strikes for months.

The 16-year-old's team leader said she did not know if they would even make it to Paris - let alone her coming fourth in the individual all-around qualifying round on Thursday.

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