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Waterski and War

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October 13, 2023

Ukrainian water skier Danylo Filchenko won a gold medal at the World Games. But when the war began and his hometown of Dnipro was bombed, his life radically changed.

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Sports Life — Overcoming Challenges with Sports

Everything we know about life can be found in sports: Success and failure, euphoria and despair. Sports Life tells stories from across the globe, where sports drives personal growth and changes lives.

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