Ukraine's women's national épée team have won gold at the World Cup in Legnano, Italy, defeating South Korean fencers with a score of 41:40. Source: Suspilne Sport Details: This stage in the city of Legnano was the first at fencing World Cup level in the 2023/24 season.
War has been raging in Europe for weeks now. Numerous athletes have remained in their Ukrainian homeland to fight – not for medals, but for survival. Three of them shared their stories with DW.
As war rages in Ukraine, hundreds of thousands have fled their homeland, while others have stayed. Among them, Ukrainian fencer Olena Kryvytska, who is demanding that Russian athletes speak out against the war.