Olympic Gold Medalist Joins Ukraine Battalion

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Published on February 28 2022 6:48 am
Last Updated on February 28 2022 6:49 am

Vasiliy Lomachenko, a two-time Olympic gold medalist, has joined a territorial defense battalion in his native Ukraine as it battles Russia’s invasion.

The 34-year-old, who won gold in the 2008 and 2012 Olympics in the featherweight and lightweight divisions, respectively, was in Greece when the invasion began. He flew into Romania and traveled through that country Saturday to reach his home in Ukraine. Lomachenko’s most recent fight was in December.