As Russia's military invasion of Ukraine continues, at the Beijing Paralympic Games, which is about to begin three days later, Nordic skiing American national team players will practice with the Ukrainian flag of their hometown in the shape of a heart. rice field.
Oksana Masters of the United States participated in the Beijing Games for the seventh time in winter and summer, and practiced at the National Biathlon Center in Zhangjiakou, Hebei Province on the 1st.
Born in Ukraine in 1989, the Masters player had a disability with different leg lengths from the time she was born, and she was adopted by an American at the age of seven.
Since the 2012 Summer London Games, he has participated in six consecutive winter and summer competitions, including cross-country skiing and biathlon in the winter, boat and bicycle competitions in the summer, and bicycles at last year's Tokyo Games. He has won 10 medals in the past Paralympics, including winning 2 gold medals in.
The Masters player in the sitting and sliding class was practicing at the actual venue on the 1st with a heart-shaped mark of the Ukrainian flag on the left chest of the bibs.
"My heart and soul are in both Ukraine and the United States. Tonight, I'm excited about the people of Ukraine and my hometown," the Masters said on his social media on the 24th of last month when Russia began its military invasion of Ukraine. I've always been a Ukrainian ally. "
At the Beijing Paralympics, which will start three days later, 20 Ukrainian athletes are scheduled to participate in cross-country skiing, etc., and are expected to enter China before the opening.