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Ukrainian shuttlers voice pain of war at World Championships

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Ukrainian badminton players Polina Buhrova and Yevheniia Kantemyr are competing at the World Championships in New Delhi as a way to showcase their country's resilience against Russia's invasion, which has disrupted their lives and training since 2022. The conflict remains an everyday reality for many Ukrainians, with Buhrova describing it as "still really, really bad". Both players have relocated from Ukraine to Italy due to the war, and Kantemyr expressed concern about the International Olympic Committee's decision to provisionally lift its suspension of the Russian Olympic Committee. The World Championships are set to continue through August 23.

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Polina Buhrova, a Ukrainian shuttler from Kharkiv, has been competing at the World Championships in New Delhi, where she spoke about the pain of war and its impact on her life. The conflict between Ukraine and Russia, which started in 2022, has turned lives upside down, with Buhrova describing it as "really, really bad". She revealed that elite training became impossible in Ukraine due to the war, forcing the national squad to relocate to Italy. Buhrova's experience is all too familiar, having practiced under bombardment and taking shelter during alarms. Her partner, Yevheniia Kantemyr, also from Ukraine but based in Italy since her teenage years, sees competing internationally as a way to showcase the resilience of their country.

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Ukraine GPE · 7× IOC ORG · 3× NEW DELHI GPE · 3× Russia GPE · 3× Buhrova PERSON · 2× Italy GPE · 2× Kantemyr PERSON · 2× Ukrainian NORP · 2× Polina Buhrova PERSON · 1× Yevheniia Kantemyr PERSON · 1×

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For Ukrainian shuttlers Polina Buhrova and Yevheniia Kantemyr, competing at the ongoing World Championships in New Delhi is a way to showcase the resilience of a country battling the invasion by Russia.

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🔮 An alarm would go and you needed to throw everything on the floor and run to the shelter."

2026-08-19 · The Straits Times

Ukrainian shuttlers voice pain of war at World Championships · assertive framing

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Ukrainian shuttlers voice pain of war at World Championships asserted

shuttlers → voice → Championships

competing → compete → Russia

Lives have been turned upside down since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022 and as for many of her compatriots, the conflict remains an everyday reality for Buhrova. asserted

conflict → turn → Buhrova

"It's still really, really bad," the Kharkiv-born player told reporters. asserted

player → bear → reporters

"It's really hard, but that also gives me a lot of power and I'm really proud to represent my country as a fighter, and show how Ukraine is fighting, believing and growing." asserted

Ukraine → give → fighter

Buhrova said elite training had become impossible in Ukraine, forcing the national squad to find a base in Italy. asserted

training → say → Italy

"When the war started, I was in Ukraine," she said. asserted

she → start → Ukraine

"We were practising under the bombs. asserted

We → practise → bombs

An alarm would go and you needed to throw everything on the floor and run to the shelter." asserted

you → go → shelter

Her doubles partner Kantemyr, who left Ukraine as a teenager and is also now based in Italy, said being able to compete internationally carried added significance. asserted

being → leave → significance

"We're happy that we can represent (Ukraine) at a high level and show good results and make the country proud," she said. asserted

she → represent → results

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) last month provisionally lifted its suspension of the Russian Olympic Committee, a significant step towards Russia's return ahead of the 2028 Los Angeles Games. asserted

Committee → lift → Games

Kantemyr called it "a big mistake" by the IOC, adding she held nothing personal against individual competitors. asserted

she → call → competitors

IOC President Kirsty Coventry has said athletes should not be held accountable for the actions of their governments and that the Olympic body would continue supporting Ukraine while not condoning war. asserted

body → say → war

The World Championships run through August 23 in New Delhi. asserted

Championships → run → Delhi