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Read previewA Ukrainian fencer dedicated her Olympic medal to "athletes who could not come and be here because Russia killed them." This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Related storiesUkraine's National Olympic Committee told Business Insider by email in February that 422 athletes had been killed in the war with Russia. Kharlan received an exemption citing her "unique situation" from the president of the International Olympic Committee — himself an Olympic fencing champion — which allowed her to attend Paris Games. Athletes from Russia and Ukraine have increasingly been at odds since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
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Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Talent and potential have been erased by the horrors of war affecting every sector of Ukraine's society. More than 400 of those killed were Ukrainian athletes, the head of Ukraine's National Olympic Committee said on national television in December, the Kyiv Independent reported. AdvertisementBusiness Insider has highlighted eight tragic stories shared by the committee.
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