They were called Vitalii Sapylo and Yevhen Malyshev.
The first, 21, was a promising second division footballer at Carpathian Lviv while the second (19), a former member of the Ukrainian national junior biathlon team, was doing his military service.
These two athletes paid with their lives for their commitment against the Russian invader.
Like them, many Ukrainian athletes have taken up arms to defend their country.
Like world boxing star Oleksandr Usyk, who returned to his native land while he was in London to negotiate a revenge at the top against Britain's Anthony Joshua.
Scheduled for the spring, the pugilistic shock - and the millions of dollars that go with it - has been postponed indefinitely.
Usyk has other priorities.
"Staying up"
Criticized by his compatriots in recent years for his position deemed ambiguous on the issue of Crimea, where he is from, the boxer now leaves no room for ambivalence in an appeal published on the networks…
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