In the Ukraine war

Olympic javelin thrower trains in the trenches!

Even in the turmoil and confusion of war, he can't let go of his sport: Ukrainian Olympic javelin throwing hero Oleksandr Pyatnytsya is causing a stir with a video showing him throwing the javelin - in the middle of a trench on the front line in the Ukrainian war! 

Of course, unlike at the 2012 Olympic Games in London, the cramped conditions in the trench alone do not allow him to even come close to his silver distance of 84.51 meters.

Battle against the Russian invasion force
However, the sequence of movements indicates that the 38-year-old Pyatnytsya still has what it takes 12 years after the Olympic Games.

Even though the Ukrainian javelin record holder (86.12 meters) lost his Olympic medal retrospectively due to doping, his fight against the Russian invasion force is likely to make him a hero again for his compatriots ...