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Daily Mirror
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Joshua Lees

Ukrainian Olympic legend auctioning gold medals to support war effort against Russia

Ukrainian Olympic legend Yuriy Cheban is auctioning off the gold medals he won in London and Rio de Janeiro to support his nation's war effort against Russia.

Cheban is Ukraine's most decorated Olympian, having won one bronze and two golds. The 36-year-old sprint canoeist won bronze in Beijing in 2008, before adding his first gold medal at the London 2012 Games. Four years later, Cheban repeated his heroics as he added a second gold to his CV in Rio de Janeiro.

After claiming his sport's biggest accolades, Cheban is now parting ways with both of his gold medals and his bronze to aid Ukraine's efforts against the Russian invasion.

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