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«The bronze medal of the European Championship gave me even more self-confidence and motivation for further performances. I dedicate the award to my grandfather and grandmother, who, unfortunately, were killed by Russian rocket strike in Mariupol» - Ukrainian gymnast Ihor Radivilov after winning the bronze medal at the 2022 European Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Munich, Germany.

#so the question is: do you think he wants to see russians at the competitions?#this reality is very frightening and it’s hard to realise that the only reason I haven’t experienced this traumatic loses #is because I was lucky to be born and raised in Western Ukraine #the only only reason #because if I lived in Mariupol or Severodonetsk or Kharkiv the rocket would’ve found me #Igor radivilov #olympic gymnastics #munich 2022

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