Zelenskyy confers awards upon Summer Olympics winners and gets world champion’s belt from Usyk as gift
Pravda Ukraine
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has met with the Summer Olympic Games winners and medallists in Paris and conferred state awards upon them, while boxer Oleksandr Usyk gave Zelenskyy his WBC heavyweight world championship belt as a gift.
Source: Ukrainian president’s website
Details: Zelenskyy decorated Olympic boxing champion Oleksandr Khyzhniak with the Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise of the 4th degree. He also conferred the Order of Princess Olha of the 1st degree to Yaroslava Mahuchikh, Olympic high jump champion.
He also conferred awards upon the Olympians, including the Orders of Merit of 2nd and 3rd degrees and the Orders of Princess Olha of 2nd and 3rd degrees. Coaches of Ukrainian athletes also obtained awards and honorary titles.
At the end of the meeting, the Olympians presented the President with a Paris 2024 poster created by French illustrator Ugo Gattoni and signed by Ukrainian athletes.
Boxer Oleksandr Usyk presented Zelenskyy with his WBC heavyweight world championship belt. The athlete won it back in 2018, and this year, in May, he regained it in a fight against Tyson Fury, becoming the first absolute heavyweight champion in all four versions. This particular belt was made specifically for this fight, reports the website of Ukraineʼs President.
Zelenskyy also decorated Oleksandr Usyk and two-time Olympic champion Olha Kharlan with the Order of Freedom and recently presented them with the National Legend of Ukraine award on Saturday, during the Independence Day celebrations on Sophia Square in Kyiv.
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