The Ukrainian Weekly 2012, No.32
www.ukrweekly.com INSIDE: l Ukrainian citizens sentenced for human trafficking – page 3 l Lytvyn signs controversial law on languages – page 3 l Profile: Olympic champion Yana Shemyakina – page 4 THEPublished U by theKRAINIAN Ukrainian National Association Inc., a fraternal W non-profit associationEEKLY Vol. LXXX No. 32 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, AUGUST 5, 2012 $1/$2 in Ukraine Yanukovych administration At London Olympics, Ukraine collects launches prosecutions six medals – two gold, four bronze of independent media by Matthew Dubas PARSIPPANY, N.J. – Ukraine’s wom- en’s quadruple sculls rowing team, Kateryna Tarasenko, Anastasiia Kozhenkova, Yana Demetieva and Nataliya Dovhodko, won Ukraine’s first Olympic gold medal in rowing on August 1. Germany won silver, and the U.S.A. won the bronze medal. Ukraine’s women finished the 2,000-meter race in 6:35.93, almost three seconds ahead of its nearest competitor. Ukraine led its preliminary heat and qualified for the finals on July 28, with a time of 6:14.82. Olena Kostevych won Ukraine’s first Olympic medal of the London Zenon Zawada Olympics on July 29 – a bronze in the Mykola Kniazhytskyi, general director of the TVi women’s 10-meter air pistol event. NOC Ukraine television network. Previously, she won a gold at the 2004 Ukraine’s women’s quadruple sculls rowing team celebrates the country’s Olympics in Athens, but said she is first Olympic gold medal in the sport. by Zenon Zawada happy with her performance at this Team Ukraine secured its second on July 30. In the final match Special to The Ukrainian Weekly year’s Olympics.
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