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The Inventions are set to strike in Vancouver on Saturday, and of the more than 20-nations participating, there is little doubt to compete the opportunity means most at one country currently in war .
The Multi-sports tournament tournament takes athletes are injured, injured or ill military service staff, both storage and veterans.
Some of those athletes, such as Illia Haiduk, Hague of Ukraine, which has been to Active War since the 2022 invasion of Russia.
“It’s very great,” Haiduk said about the games.
“I just don’t feel like I’m injured, as I have some problems. I just live my life as I did before. It is a very great project, this inventance.”
Haiduk, who is running with a prosthetic after having his leg, compete in ski, skeleton, rowing basket bars.
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It’s a far cry from his former life.
The 34-year-old served as a police officer for more than six years for the war, when he decided to sign in to the military to defend his land.
In the army he served as a battle DRENE operator, flying UAVS armed with up to a kilos explosives against enemy troops and refueling to the rank of the unitboard.
That all changed in October 2023, while he was away from the front.
“I was injured in a ceremony that collected many soldiers, men and women who had performed their duties, courage, courage and devotion to protect our country,” he said.
“An enemy drone saw military units … when they saw us, they sent a ISKAND-MISSILE … Many of my fellow brothers died this day.”
Haiduk lost part of his leg to scrape in the attack and afterwards of a long recovery.
“More than eight months I was without a prosthtik. It was like operations perhaps each month,” he said.
But during his recovery he began to obtain in athletic.
He was held in a community of veterans he said he helped him helped himself in itself.
“If you train with other guys that have such injuries that have the same problems, it is very motivation,” he said.
Well in Canada for the first time, he says he is excited to represent his land and explore the grounds.
“The most that I like skiing. I’m so in love with this sport. Downhill ski on one ski and one leg and two outriggers, “he said.
“Such great hills, great weather, great mountains. It is very beautiful.”
Team Ukraine has 24 athletes in this year’s games, which have attracted to over 500 participants from all over the world.
“I stand here, because I survive, Haiduk said.” But I have a responsibility for those who have their stories but cannot speak today. “
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