Ukraine advises its Olympic athletes to not take photos with Russian athletes in Beijing

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Ukraine advises its Olympic athletes to not take photos with Russian athletes in Beijing
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The Games are typically a way for athletes to use sport as unification, just as the five Olympic interlocking rings imply.

Olympic Games are typically seen as a way to unite countries and bridge divides among people and governments. They are a way for athletes to use sport as unification, just as the five Olympic interlocking rings imply.

While Russia sends 200 or more athletes, Ukraine is expected to send only 45, according to the Odessa Journal. As for Ukraine and Russia, tensions have mounted for several decades. Then, at the 2020 Tokyo Summer Games last year, Ukrainian high jump Olympian Yaraslova Mahuchikh—the bronze medalist who's a junior army sergeant, was spotted embracing Russian Maria Lasitskene, the Olympic champ.

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