AP Spotlight At Paris Olympics, it's no longer personal for Ukraine's athletes. This time, it's war HANNA ARHIROVA and JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press Jul 8, 2024 Jul 8, 2024 Updated Jan 11, 2025 0 Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save KYIV, Ukraine — For Ukrainian hurdler Anna Ryzhykova, each stride on the Paris Olympic track will have meaning far beyond the time she clocks.kAmw6C 4@>A6E:E:@?D 2C6 ?@ =@?86C DEC:4E=J 2? :?5:G:5F2= 32EE=6[ 3FE H2C @? 2 5:776C6?E 7C@?E] w6C 8@2= :D ?@E ;FDE 8@=5[ 3FE 2=D@ E@ C:G6E 8=@32= 2EE6?E:@? @? 96C 4@F?ECJ’D 7:89E 7@C DFCG:G2= 282:?DE #FDD:2]k^AmkAm“*@F’C6 ?@E 5@:?8 :E 7@C J@FCD6=7 2?J>@C6[” D96 D2JD] “(:??:?8 2 >652= ;FDE 7@C J@FCD6=7[ 36:?8 2 492>A:@?[ C62=:K:?8 J@FC 2>3:E:@?D — :E’D :?2AAC@AC:2E6]”k^Am kAmqFE E96 3C@256C H2C :D >2<:?8 :E :?4C62D:?8=J 5:77:4F=E 7@C &<C2:?6[ @?46 2 A@DE\$@G:6E DA@CED A@H6C[ E@ 86E E9@D6 9625=:?6\42AEFC:?8 >652=D[ 2? pDD@4:2E65 !C6DD 2?2=JD:D 7@F?5]k^Am People are also reading… Friday Five: Traffic, a new restaurant, houses and more The Cheesecake Factory expanding with possible Concord Mills location Key UNC basketball guard makes decision on future New Northwest area elementary school key project for CCS Cabarrus County roads to receive upgrades Down payment aid package launches in Cabarrus County, expanding homeownership access Free West Avenue express shuttles return to Downtown Kannapolis Cabarrus employee named N.C. 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