Paris — Ukrainian double European champion weightlifter Oleksandr Pielieshenko was killed within the warfare towards Russia, the Ukrainian weightlifting federation introduced Monday. Pielieshenko, 30, gained European gold in 2016 and 2017, and narrowly missed out on a medal on the 2016 Rio Olympics the place he got here fourth within the 85kg class.
“It’s with nice unhappiness that we now have to let you know that the guts of the nice Ukrainian sportsman Oleksandr Pielieshenko has stopped beating,” the federation reported in an announcement. He was killed on Sunday, based on the federation.
Ukraine’s nationwide weightlifting coach Victor Slobodianiuk mentioned Pielieshenko had “died a hero defending Ukraine” in a submit on Fb.
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“Conflict takes the very best of us. It is a very heavy loss for the whole weightlifting group of Ukraine,” Slobodianiuk mentioned, including: “Heroes do not die!”
Pielieshenko joined the Ukrainian military in February 2022 in the beginning of the Russian invasion, famous the Ukrainian Olympic Committee in its personal on-line tribute to the athlete.
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