What happened: partnership forged through displacement and training together

The athlete profile focuses on the badminton partnership between Polina Buhrova and Yevheniia Kantemyr, and how displacement changed both their lives and their on-court relationship. The story links their bond to two separate exits from Ukraine during the conflict and their later reconnection for training in Italy in 2024.

The key sequence of events described in the profile is:

In 2022, Buhrova left Ukraine when she was 18 after noticing a drone and bombs coming close while she was in the country for national championships.Around the same period, Kantemyr left Ukraine when she was 16.In 2024, Buhrova joined the Ukrainian national team and needed a practice partner in Italy; Buhrova and Kantemyr reconnected there.The pair started by trying doubles informally and gradually built deeper connection both during matches and in daily life, including travel and shared training routines.The profile states that the two players shared a room for about one year while training together.

Their partnership also played out in international competition at the World Championships in New Delhi (as stated in the profile).

In singles, both players competed and were eliminated in the Round of 32.In doubles, both players competed and exited in the first round against Ong Xin Yee and Carmen Ting (Malaysia).

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