Oleksandr Khyzhniak, with his epic showdown in the men’s middleweight boxing final, lands another gold for Ukraine at the 2024 Paris Olympics! In an exhilarating comeback from Tokyo-2021 silver medal, Khyzhniak’s determination paid off as he triumphed over Kazakhstan’s Nurbek Oralbay. This victory marks Ukraine's third gold at these games! Khyzhniak dedicated his medal to … [Read more...]

On Sunday 4 August, liturgies and memorial services were held in Australia and around the world to commemorate the 40th day since Stefan Romaniw’s tragic, unexpected passing on June 26 2024.  In Australia, 22 liturgies and/or memorial services were held in capital cities and regional centres, with services also held in St Basil the Great Church in Kyiv (where Stefan … [Read more...]

17 year old Ellie Cole, the granddaughter of Newcastle-based Australian-Ukrainians Mary and Chris McDonald, will be competing in the 10 metre platform diving final tonight at 11:00pm AEST! Ellie lives in Sydney, but regularly attends the Ukrainian Catholic Church in Adamstown, where her grandparents helped build the church. Mary McDonald is in Paris with her … [Read more...]

Yaroslava Mahuchikh has done it again, rising to the occasion in the women’s high jump - securing Ukraine’s second gold in the Olympics. Ukrainian hopes were flying high, since less than a month ago at a Diamond League meet in Paris our golden girl had captured a new women’s high jump world record that stood for 37 years! And to give the Ukrainian-Australian community … [Read more...]

To the joy of Ukrainians worldwide, the Ukrainian women's sabre team has won Ukraine’s first Olympic gold medal for 2024! This follows a silver in shooting for Serhiy Kulish and a bronze in the women’s individual sabre medal for Olya Kharlan, the most decorated Olympian in Ukraine’s history (with five medals). Kharlan was disqualified from last year’s world … [Read more...]