Ukrainian middleweight boxer Oleksandr Khyzhniak won the gold medal when he defeated Kazakhstan's Nurbek Oralbay 3-2 in a thrilling final at Roland Garros.
Ukraine added its third gold medal of the Paris Olympics Wednesday, and President Volodymyr Zelenskyy gave his thanks on social media. Ukrainian middleweight boxer Oleksandr Khyzhniak won a gold medal when he defeated Kazakhstan's Nurbek Oralbay 3-2 in a thrilling final at Roland Garros. 'Another gold medal for Ukraine at the Olympics in Paris! Boxer Oleksandr Khyzhniak has taken the first place,' Zelenskyy wrote in a post on X after the match.
Because Russia invaded Ukraine just four days after the end of the 2022 Winter Olympics, the International Olympic Committee considered this attack a violation of the Olympic truce, a resolution that calls for all nations to lay down arms and not engage in conflict starting one week before the Olympics begins and ending one week after the conclusion. Because of this, Russian athletes are not allowed to represent their nation in Paris but can compete as 'individual neutral athletes.
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