Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy thanks boxer Oleksandr Khyzhniak for Olympic gold amid Russian war

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Ukraine added its third gold medal of the Paris Olympics Wednesday, and President Volodymyr Zelenskyy gave his thanks on social media. 

Ukrainian middleweight boxer Oleksandr Khyzhniak won a gold medal when he defeated Kazakhstan's Nurbek Oralbay 3-2 in a thrilling final at Roland Garros. 

"Another gold medal for Ukraine at the Olympics in Paris! Boxer Oleksandr Khyzhniak has taken the first place," Zelenskyy wrote in a post on X after the match. 

"Thank you for your strength, your confidence, and for this important victory! We continue to support all our athletes. We cheer for Ukraine, we cheer for Ukrainians!" 

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Referee Muhammad Pohan raises the hand of Oleksandr Khyzhniak of Ukraine to announce the winner of the men's 80-kilogram semifinal match against Arlen Lopez Cardona of Cuba on day nine of the Paris Olympics. (Richard Pelham/Getty Images)

Khyzhniak joined women's high jumper Yaroslava Mahuchikh and women's fencer Olga Kharlan as Ukrainian gold medalists in Paris so far. The country has won eight medals total. 

For Khyzhniak, Ukraine's first men's gold medalist in Paris, Wednesday's win marked a moment of both national and personal pride. Khyzhniak was on track to win the middleweight gold at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, when he was favored to defeat Brazil's Herbert Sousa. But Sousa came up with a stunning punch that dropped Khyzhniak, and he had to settle for the silver medal. 

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Since that defeat, Khyzhniak's nation was invaded, and many of his teammates were killed. 

Russia's war against Ukraine, which began Feb. 24, 2022, just