Double European weightlifting champion Pielieshenko killed in Ukraine war

Oleksandr Pielieshenko (AP Photo/Mike Groll, File)

Two-time European weightlifting champion Oleksandr Pielieshenko died on the front line in the war in Ukraine, the Ukrainian Olympic Committee has said.

Pielieshenko “died in the war with the enemy” on Sunday, the committee posted on Telegram. He was 30.