PARIS — Yaroslava Mahuchikh, the Ukrainian world-record high jumper, may have just won Olympic gold, but she and other winning athletes from Ukraine are not resting in Paris — they’re trying to shine the spotlight on the war tearing apart their country. “But Russia didn’t stop, and during these Games, there were massive attacks on Ukrainian cities.” Yaroslava Mahuchikh, of …
SAINT-DENIS, France — It was a night for war-torn Ukraine to rejoice. Thousands of Ukrainians watched on YouTube as high jumper Yaroslava Mahuchikh won gold for the country she was forced to flee, then celebrated with two teammates who also medaled at the Paris Olympics on Sunday. Mahuchikh, who left her home due to the war with Russia, earned Ukraine’s …