Maksym Galinichev was martyred in the course of the Russia-Ukraine warfare (Twitter picture)
Maksym Galinichev received silver medal at Youth Boxing Olympics, though he joined the Russia-Ukraine warfare in 2022 and was martyred within the warfare
22-year-old Ukrainian boxer Maksym Galinichev has been killed whereas serving within the warfare in opposition to Russia. Galinichev, a silver medallist on the Summer Youth Olympic Games had been serving within the Luhansk area whereby he acquired killed. The Boxer had been serving for Ukraine’s twenty fifth Sycheslav Airborne Brigade.
As per reviews, he had been combating the warfare since May 2022 and had refused to participate within the Men’s European Boxing Championships in Armenia final yr to remain centered on serving to his nation win the warfare in opposition to Russia.
Ukraine’s skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych had taken to social media to share a heartfelt message about Galinichev after the latter handed away.
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The deceased had received a silver medal on the Buenos Aires 2018 Summer Youth Olympic Games, competing within the under-56 kilogram class. Later that yr, Galinichev additionally claimed a gold medal on the European Youth Boxing Championships, earlier than he would on to compete at senior occasions internationally.
On March 10, silver medalist of the 2018 Youth Olympics Maksym Galinichev laid down his life for impartial Ukraine🕯️In the spring of 2022, Maksym refused to take part within the European Boxing Championship and volunteered for the airborne assault troops.
Glory to Hero 😪 pic.twitter.com/xQQszWa0tG
— Vladyslav Heraskevych OLY (@heraskevych) March 22, 2023
Ever since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February final yr, many Ukrainian athletes have laid down their lives in the course of the warfare.
During the Women’s World Championships being held in Delhi, the Boxing Federation of Ukraine had refused to ship their athletes due to the participation of Russian and Belarusian boxers on the World Championships.
Earlier, vice-president of the Ukrainian boxing federation Oleg Ilchenko had instructed a neighborhood information web site Suspilne Sport that their boxers wouldn’t compete on the identical stage with athletes from “aggressor nations”.
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Boxers from Russia and Ukraine were not allowed to compete under their own owing to the war however, the International Boxing Association, led by Russian official Umar Kremlev had lifted the ban, contrary to International Olympic Committee’s recommendations.
🇺🇦 Ukrainian European boxing champion Maksym Galinichev has died in battle defending freedom and Ukraine.‼️ This is yet another clear reason why Russian athletes MUST be banned from the 2024 Paris Olympics – our athletes are being killed on the frontline.#UkraineFrontLines pic.twitter.com/UhsT9CAytW
— Ukraine War Now ✙ (@uarealitynow) March 26, 2023
While Russian and Belarusian athletes were banned across multiple sports due to the war, the International Olympic Committee is reportedly considering re-admitting them as players competing under a neutral flag.
The move has seen a huge backlash in Ukraine and the National Olympic Committee of the nation has also threatened to boycott the upcoming Paris 2024 Olympic games if Russian and Belarusian athletes would be allowed.
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