Max Gandziuk hopes to represent his 'new home' Australia at the junior world championships in canoe sprinting in July, after fleeing his home because of Russia's invasion. The Ukrainian community is raising funds to help him get to Italy to compete.
abc.net.au/news/ukrainian-refugee-dream-championships-australia-canoe-sprinting/102255892More than a year after fleeing Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Max Gandziuk hopes his dream to represent his "new home" in the sport of canoe sprinting will come true.
"We were still there when my city was first shelled by Russian troops occupying nearby villages," he said.
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