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Two candidates step aside for Hrytsenko in 2019 race
Summary
A look back at a day of candidate withdrawals in Ukraine's presidential election campaign, and a sporting result reported days earlier.
What happened in Ukraine's presidential race on 1 March 2019? Two candidates, Andriy Sadovyi and Dmytro Hnap, decided to withdraw from the election in favour of Anatolii Hrytsenko.
The announcements were part of the election campaign for the President of Ukraine. By stepping aside, both candidates chose to back Hrytsenko rather than continue their own bids.
A sporting result from the same week
On 27 February 2019, a few days before the withdrawals, Ukraine's national Paralympic winter sports team finished first in the overall team standings at the 2019 World Championships in Prince George, Canada. The team won 42 medals: nine gold, 16 silver and 17 bronze.
