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Ukrainian refugee eyes dream of representing Australia at canoe sprinting championships

Max Gandziuk moved to Adelaide to pursue his dream of canoe sprinting after fleeing Ukraine. (ABC News: Ethan Rix)

More than a year after fleeing Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Max Gandziuk hopes his dream to represent his "new home" in the sport of canoe sprinting will come true.

In February last year, the then 15-year-old was living in an apartment with his mother, Svitlana, and grandmother in Zaporizhzhia, a city in south-eastern Ukraine, about 100 kilometres from the largest nuclear power plant in Europe.

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