For the yellow and blue: Gold medallist Ukraine’s Yaroslava Mahuchikh (right) and bronze medallist Iryna Gerashchenko celebrate their wins in the high jump final. — AFP
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 medalled at the Paris Olympics on Sunday.
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