Ukraine equals best-ever performance

Liudmyla Liashenko after winning the para biathlon final yesterday. Pic/Getty Images

Days after learning her Kharkiv home was bombed, Ukrainian athlete Liudmyla Liashenko steeled herself on Friday for a gold medal performance on Day Seven of Beijing's Winter Paralympics.

Her success was one of six biathlon podium finishes on the day for the Ukraine team, which is reeling from the trauma of Russia's invasion of the Eastern European nation more than two weeks ago.

Despite grappling with immense uncertainty and fears for the safety and welfare of loved ones back home, as of Friday afternoon the Ukraine team had equalled their previous best-ever Winter Paralympic performance. They are second on the overall medal tally, behind China, with a 25 medal haul including a record nine gold.

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