Ohio athlete raises over $12K for Ukraine on stair climber, reveals her biggest motivating factor
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Olena Sadovska talked to Fox News Digital about what it was like to do a stair climber for 24 hours straight for charity; a doctor also weighed in on how to do such an event safely.
"I just went into it and hoped for the best." "My parents called [during the] fundraiser … A missile landed two miles away from where I used to live and where my family currently lives in Ukraine." "You really need to be taking in probably about 100 to 250 carb calories per hour after the first hour of competing." "Let’s face it, this has a high chance of injury." "It just shows the power of what any of us can do just by utilizing our strengths." "It's not going to prevent what's going on, but it was the most I could do, so it makes me proud and happy."
Aside from her parents, her brother and an aunt and uncle, all other members of Sadovska’s family are still in Ukraine. Hosting a fundraiser to support her home country seemed like the natural thing for her to do.