Meet Ukraine Parliament Member Zhan Beleniuk Who Won Bronze Medal At Paris Olympics 2024
Concerned over the future of his country, Ukranian wrestler Zhan Beleniuk announced his retirement after winning a bronze medal at the Paris Olympics 2024. Belenuik, a gold and a silver medallist from the Tokyo Olympics 202 and Rio Olympics 2016, respectively, hung his wrestling boots to focus more on his political career. The 33-year-old beat Poland's Arkadiusz Kulynycz 3-1in the bronze medal match in the Men's -85 kg Greco-Roman event. For the unversed, Beleniuk became the first black member in the Ukrainian parliament in 2019.


