Olympic story

About the author

Alla Vaskovska

I am a sport journalist with 8 years experience as a tv-reporter and freelance author of sports articles. I was a participant of three AIPS Young Reporters Programs. My works were in the shortlists of AIPS Awards three times. I was a scholarship holder in a program of the International Visegrád Fund.

Nation

Credits

Photo 1: Lilia Podkopayeva – Getty Images, Photo 52880955 – Photo by Henri Szwarc/Bongarts/Getty Images

Photo 2: Lilia Podkopayeva – Getty Images, Photo 52843619 – Photo by Bongarts/Getty Images

Photo 3: Lilia Podkopayeva – Getty Images, Photo 52880945 – Photo by Henri Szwarc/Bongarts/Getty Images

Photo 4: Yana Klochkova – Getty Images, Photo 1046658 – Mandatory Credit: Nick Wilson /Allsport

Photo 5: Yana Klochkova – Getty Images, Photo 1046662 – Mandatory Credit: Darren England/ALLSPORT

Photo 6: Ukraine Handball Team – Getty Images, Photo 51230987 – Photo by Adam Pretty

Photo 7: Ukraine Saber Fencing Team – Getty Images, Photo 82300315 – Photo by Phil Walter

Photo 8: Ukraine Saber Fencing Team – Getty Images, Photo 82301006 – Photo by Shaun Botterill

Photo 9: Oleksandr Usyk – Getty Images, Photo 150176600 – Photo by Scott Heavey

Photo 10: Oleksandr Usyk – Getty Images, Photo 150101372 – Photo by Scott Heavey

Photo 11: Iurii Cheban – Getty Images, Photo 591753154 – Photo by Mike Ehrmann

Photo 12: Iurii Cheban – Getty Images, Photo 591784860 – Photo by Mike Ehrmann

Photo 13: Zhan Beleniuk – Getty Images, Photo 1332319703Photo by Maddie Meyer

 

*All Olympic Footage / Images / Audio available in this production is copyright of and reproduced only with the consent of the International Olympic Committee. All Olympic Logos / Poster available in this production is copyright of and reproduced only with the consent of the International Olympic Committee