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Olympic Weightlifter Oleksandr Pielieshenko Dead At 30, Killed In Ukraine-Russia War


Oleksandr Pielieshenko -- a former weightlifting champion who competed in the 2016 Olympics -- tragically died while fighting in the Ukraine-Russia war, the Ukrainian Weightlifting Federation announced Monday.

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