Olympian flashes ‘No War in Ukraine’ sign after competing
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Olympian flashes ‘No War in Ukraine’ sign after competing

Associated Press  

BEIJING — A Ukrainian skeleton athlete flashed a small sign that read “ No War in Ukraine ” to the cameras as he finished a run at the Beijing Olympics on Friday night, a plea for peace at a time of rising tensions between his country and Russia. Like any normal people, I don’t want war,” Heraskevych said after he finished competing. “In Ukraine, it’s really nervous now,” Heraskevych said. Meanwhile, the heightened tensions over Ukraine cast a pall over last week’s opening ceremony, when IOC President Thomas Bach implored participating countries to uphold the long-running Olympic Truce, which calls for a cessation of hostilities during the Games.

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