KYIV: Ukraine's gold medal-winning boxer Oleksandr Khyzhniak gave a military salute to the crowd gathered to celebrate his return to the war-torn country from the Paris Olympics. Khyzhniak, 29, stepped off the special Olympic Express train at Kiev Central Station and greeted fans, friends and family. The athlete from Poltava is also an official of the border guard of Ukraine. He is the first gold medalist in the 2024 Olympics to give the award to his home country.
