World Athletics Championship: Ukraine's Smallest Delegation Hoping to Offer 'Positive Emotions'
2 years, 5 months ago

World Athletics Championship: Ukraine's Smallest Delegation Hoping to Offer 'Positive Emotions'

News 18  

Ukraine might have sent its smallest delegation of athletes ever to a world championships, but acting federation president Yevhen Pronin said the 22-strong team were just glad to be present in Eugene and offering up a glimmer of hope for compatriots. The first day we came to a student dining room here in Eugene, five or six people asked ‘can we pay for your lunch?’ “You see a lot of Ukrainian flags in windows in Eugene, but it’s not Ukrainian athletes living there!" High jumper Iryna Geraschenko, who left Ukraine on March 15 but aims to head back to Kyiv post-season on September 10, added: “I’m very thankful for our military, our soldiers, for this possibility" to compete. Fellow high jumper Yulia Levchenko said she was “so proud of every Ukrainian athlete because they still have opportunities to compete even if it’s a difficult situation for us. “There have been some sobering moments on Facetime with federation presidents in full army kit in bunkers talking about their athletes and training camps," the two-time former Olympic 1500m champion said.

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Ukraine uses Olympic spotlight to capture global attention and fight war fatigue
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Ukraine uses Olympic spotlight to capture global attention and fight war fatigue

Associated Press  

PARIS — Ukraine’s Olympic house stands out for its somber atmosphere, with fewer celebrations and parties than the other fan clubhouses that countries set up to tout their athletes and culture. “That’s why it’s important to win now.” Just 15 Russian athletes were competing at the Games as neutrals under International Olympic Committee restrictions that also banned them from team …

Ukraine’s medalists at the Paris Olympics face a long trek home. For some, it’s up to a 30-hour trip
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Ukraine’s medalists at the Paris Olympics face a long trek home. For some, it’s up to a 30-hour trip

Associated Press  

SAINT-DENIS, France — There won’t be any quick trips home for Ukraine’s medalists at the Paris Olympics. High jumpers Yaroslava Mahuchikh and Iryna Gerashchenko and hammer thrower Mykhaylo Kokhan picked up their hardware on Monday following a memorable night 24 hours earlier in track and field for the war-torn country. “He congrats me and say that he knows how it’s …

Ukraine’s Olympic chief celebrates limited Russian presence at Paris Olympics
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Ukraine’s Olympic chief celebrates limited Russian presence at Paris Olympics

Associated Press  

PARIS — The head of Ukraine’s Olympic delegation touted the limited numbers of Russian athletes at the Paris Olympics — who must compete as neutrals — as war between the two countries grinds on for a third year. The Russian wrestling federation objected to the International Olympic Committee’s choice of which wrestlers to invite, saying the bouts would be incomplete …

Russia’s war threatens Ukraine’s Olympic future, not just the present. A young gymnast offers hope
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Russia’s war threatens Ukraine’s Olympic future, not just the present. A young gymnast offers hope

Associated Press  

The AP has been documenting and visualizing the toll the Russia-Ukraine war has had on Ukrainian athletes, coaches and sports facilities ahead of the Paris Olympics. Oleksandra Paskal, an 8-year-old girl with a prosthetic leg, practices rhythmic gymnastics with other girls in Chornomorsk, Odesa region, Ukraine, Thursday, May 16, 2024. FILE - Ukraine’s Ganna Rizatdinova practices her routine a day …

At the Paris Olympics, it will no longer be personal for Ukraine’s athletes. This time, it’s war
5 months, 2 weeks ago

At the Paris Olympics, it will no longer be personal for Ukraine’s athletes. This time, it’s war

Associated Press  

The AP has been documenting and visualizing the toll the Russia-Ukraine war has had on Ukrainian athletes, coaches and sports facilities ahead of the Paris Olympics. “Winning a medal just for yourself, being a champion, realizing your ambitions — it’s inappropriate.” Hurdler Anna Ryzhykova trains at the sports center in Kyiv, Ukraine on Monday, Jan. 8, 2024. “The higher you …

At the Paris Olympics, it will no longer be personal for Ukraine's athletes. This time, it's war
5 months, 2 weeks ago

At the Paris Olympics, it will no longer be personal for Ukraine's athletes. This time, it's war

The Independent  

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World Athletics leader Sebastian Coe visits Ukraine and invites Zelenskyy to Olympic track meet
5 months, 3 weeks ago

World Athletics leader Sebastian Coe visits Ukraine and invites Zelenskyy to Olympic track meet

Associated Press  

World Athletics leader Sebastian Coe visited Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv over the weekend, reiterating his sport’s support for the war-torn country and inviting Zelenskyy to the track and field meet at the Paris Olympics. The track and field federation has taken as strong a stance as any Olympic sport regarding Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, stating shortly after it …

Exclusive: World Athletics president invites Ukraine president Zelensky to the Paris Olympics in surprise visit to Kyiv
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Exclusive: World Athletics president invites Ukraine president Zelensky to the Paris Olympics in surprise visit to Kyiv

CNN  

Kyiv, Ukraine CNN — World Athletics President Sebastian Coe said he invited Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to the Olympics as his personal guest during a surprise visit to Kyiv on Friday. “I did use the opportunity to make him absolutely understand that, if he does make it to Paris, then he has an open invitation to watch the number one, …

Amid war and grief, Ukrainian athletes vie for a spot on the Olympic team
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Amid war and grief, Ukrainian athletes vie for a spot on the Olympic team

CNN  

Lviv, Ukraine CNN — Kateryna Tabashnyk couldn’t hold back her tears – not necessarily because her attempt to qualify for her first Olympics had fallen short, but because she was now reflecting on all the grief and pain of the past two-and-a-half years. It’s nice to know this.” Having already qualified for the Olympics, a minor injury prevented Tkachuk from …

Banning Russia was only decision that was left open to IOC: World Athletics president
1 year, 2 months ago

Banning Russia was only decision that was left open to IOC: World Athletics president

The Hindu  

World Athletics president Sebastian Coe said Saturday the International Olympic Committee had made the "only decision left open to them" in suspending Russia's national Olympic body for violating the territorial integrity of Ukraine's membership. The IOC's move, made Thursday during an ongoing executive board meeting in Mumbai, came after the Russian Olympic Committee recognised regional organisations from four Ukrainian territories …

World Aquatics lifts ban on Russian, Belarusian swimmers
1 year, 3 months ago

World Aquatics lifts ban on Russian, Belarusian swimmers

The Hindu  

Russian and Belarusian swimmers will be permitted to take part in international competitions as neutrals following a decision by World Aquatics, the global swimming federation, to lift the current ban. “Following extensive consultation and deliberations”, World Aquatics decided “unanimously” on a set of criteria allowing Russian and Belarusian athletes to “participate in future World Aquatics competitions as neutral individual athletes”, …

Seb Coe as IOC president? ‘Haven’t ruled it in, haven’t ruled it out’
1 year, 4 months ago

Seb Coe as IOC president? ‘Haven’t ruled it in, haven’t ruled it out’

Associated Press  

BUDAPEST, Hungary — World Athletics President Sebastian Coe said “I haven’t ruled it in, and I certainly haven’t ruled it out,” when asked Friday whether he might try to become leader of the International Olympic Committee after Thomas Bach’s term ends in 2025. “There are lots of things we need to address and my focus is entirely on on doing …

Coe says return of Russian athletes ‘unlikely’ before Paris Olympics
1 year, 4 months ago

Coe says return of Russian athletes ‘unlikely’ before Paris Olympics

The Hindu  

World Athletics president Sebastian Coe said Thursday it was “unlikely” that track and field athletes from Russia and Belarus would be welcomed back to competition before next year’s Paris Olympics. “I don’t have a crystal ball, I follow world events in the same way that you all do,” Coe told journalists after his re-election as head of track and field’s …

Ukraine eases its sports boycott policy to compete against some Russians ahead of Olympics
1 year, 4 months ago

Ukraine eases its sports boycott policy to compete against some Russians ahead of Olympics

The Hindu  

More Ukrainian athletes could be competing against Russian opponents in Olympic qualifying events after a change in policy. Ukraine’s government signaled it will no longer bar its athletes from competing against Russians who are taking part in sporting events as “neutral athletes,” a significant easing of its boycott policy a year before the Paris Olympics. The IOC favors allowing Russians …

Ukraine eases its sports boycott policy to compete against some Russians ahead of Olympics
1 year, 4 months ago

Ukraine eases its sports boycott policy to compete against some Russians ahead of Olympics

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — More Ukrainian athletes could be competing against Russian opponents in Olympic qualifying events after a change in policy. Ukraine’s government signaled it will no longer bar its athletes from competing against Russians who are taking part in sporting events as “neutral athletes,” a significant easing of its boycott policy a year before the Paris Olympics. The IOC …

Olympic leader Bach criticizes Ukraine for blocking athletes from some Paris Games qualifiers
1 year, 6 months ago

Olympic leader Bach criticizes Ukraine for blocking athletes from some Paris Games qualifiers

Associated Press  

GENEVA — IOC president Thomas Bach criticized the Ukrainian government on Thursday for blocking some athletes from qualifying events for the 2024 Paris Olympics that also included Russians and Belarusians. “It is hard to understand why the Ukrainian government is depriving their own athletes from their chance to qualify” for Paris, Bach said in a keynote speech to an International …

Ukrainian athletes should have chance to qualify for Paris Games: IOC
1 year, 6 months ago

Ukrainian athletes should have chance to qualify for Paris Games: IOC

The Hindu  

The International Olympic Committee on Thursday appealed to Ukraine to give its athletes the chance to qualify for the Paris 2024 Olympics despite a partial ban on competing against Russian and Belarusian athletes. IOC President Thomas Bach said the Olympic body would support “every Ukrainian athlete” who wanted to take part in Olympic qualifying events in their respective sport. “We …

Iga Swiatek says Ukraine war has caused ‘chaos’ in sport
1 year, 6 months ago

Iga Swiatek says Ukraine war has caused ‘chaos’ in sport

The Hindu  

Reigning French Open champion Iga Swiatek says the Ukraine war has caused “chaos” in the world of sport. “Those who are in the worst position are the Ukrainian players, and it would be good if we paid more attention to what they feel and what they endure.” Her fears were illustrated on Sunday when Ukraine’s Marta Kostyuk was booed at …

Ukraine athletes offered funding to train for World Championships
1 year, 7 months ago

Ukraine athletes offered funding to train for World Championships

The Hindu  

Dozens of Ukrainian track and field athletes and officials preparing for their world championships in August can get funding for training camps, World Athletics said on Monday. World Athletics will invest 190,000 USD and prioritise replacing equipment for pole vaulters — the event of Ukrainian great Sergey Bubka — which has been destroyed in Russian missile attacks. World Athletics president …

Ukraine set to boycott judo worlds after Russians allowed
1 year, 7 months ago

Ukraine set to boycott judo worlds after Russians allowed

Associated Press  

BUDAPEST, Hungary — Ukraine is set to boycott the world judo championships next week after the International Judo Federation signaled it will allow Russian and Belarusian competitors to enter the event, a key Olympic qualifier. Ukrainian public broadcaster Suspilne reported Sunday that a boycott was planned, citing national team judo coach Vitaliy Dubrova, though he added lobbying efforts would also …

Ukraine may lose weightlifting places after third doping violation
1 year, 7 months ago

Ukraine may lose weightlifting places after third doping violation

The Hindu  

Ukraine is at risk of losing quota places for Olympic weightlifting at the Paris 2024 Games after a third athlete was provisionally suspended due to an anti-doping rule violation, Inside The Games reported. By IWF rules an independent panel may withdraw quota places for both men and women if three sanctions are handed out for doping violations by athletes or …

Watch: Council of Europe hold hearing on Russian athletes participating in Olympics
1 year, 8 months ago

Watch: Council of Europe hold hearing on Russian athletes participating in Olympics

The Independent  

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UK and France demand ban on Russia, Belarus state-funded athletes
1 year, 8 months ago

UK and France demand ban on Russia, Belarus state-funded athletes

Al Jazeera  

British and French sports ministers challenge IOC’s plan to allow Russians and Belarusians to compete as neutrals. The United Kingdom and France’s sports ministers have insisted that Russian and Belarusian athletes must never compete as neutrals as recommended by the International Olympic Committee because they could still be funded by their governments. The IOC sanctioned Russia and Belarus after Moscow …

IOC stance on Russians, Belarusians ‘confusing’ - Swiatek
1 year, 8 months ago

IOC stance on Russians, Belarusians ‘confusing’ - Swiatek

The Hindu  

The International Olympic Committee’s recommendation to allow Russian and Belarusian athletes to return to international competition as neutrals is “confusing” because Ukraine is still under attack, tennis world number one Iga Swiatek said. The IOC sanctioned Russia and Belarus after Moscow launched the invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 but is now eager to see athletes come back across all …

Ukraine bans its national teams from competing with Russians and Belarusians
1 year, 8 months ago

Ukraine bans its national teams from competing with Russians and Belarusians

ABC  

Ukraine has banned its national sports teams from competing in Olympic, non-Olympic and Paralympic events that include competitors from Russia and Belarus. Key points: The decision comes after the IOC allowed for Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete as neutrals Some Ukraine athletes have criticised the ban The decree was published on the Sports Ministry's website Thursday night The decision …

Russian, Belarusian gymnasts should be allowed to compete, says FIG
1 year, 8 months ago

Russian, Belarusian gymnasts should be allowed to compete, says FIG

The Hindu  

Russian and Belarusian gymnasts who are not involved in Russia’s war against Ukraine should be allowed to compete, the President of the International Gymnastics Federation Morinari Watanabe said on Thursday. The International Olympic Committee has recommended that Russians and Belarusians be allowed to return to international competition as neutrals since their ban last year in the wake of Russia’s invasion …

IOC opposes Ukraine sanctions on sport governing bodies
1 year, 8 months ago

IOC opposes Ukraine sanctions on sport governing bodies

The Hindu  

The International Olympic Committee said on Wednesday that it would oppose a move by the Ukrainian government to strip national sports governing bodies of their national status if their athletes compete against Russians or Belarusians. The IOC sanctioned Russia and Belarus after Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 but last week said it recommended allowing Russian and Belarusian athletes …

War has killed 262 Ukrainian athletes, sports minister says
1 year, 8 months ago

War has killed 262 Ukrainian athletes, sports minister says

India Today  

Russia's war against Ukraine has claimed the lives of 262 Ukrainian athletes and destroyed 363 sports facilities, the country's sports minister, Vadym Huttsait, said on Saturday. Meeting the visiting president of the International Federation of Gymnastics, Morinari Watanabe, Huttsait said no athletes from Russia should be allowed at the Olympics or other sports competitions. READ | Russia, accused of war …

Ukraine War: IOC Prez Thomas Bach Faces Backlash Over Readmission of Russian Athletes
1 year, 8 months ago

Ukraine War: IOC Prez Thomas Bach Faces Backlash Over Readmission of Russian Athletes

News 18  

Ukrainian athletes’ human rights have “not been addressed” by IOC president Thomas Bach and a UN expert in weighing Russia and Belarus’s readmission into global sports events, a leading authority on human rights says. Patricia Wiater said “unfortunately” neither the International Olympic Committee nor UN special rapporteur in cultural rights Alexandra Xanthaki had addressed protecting the rights of Ukraine’s athletes. …

Ukraine looks to block athletes from competing with Russians
1 year, 8 months ago

Ukraine looks to block athletes from competing with Russians

The Hindu  

The Ukrainian government is looking to block its athletes from sports competitions, particularly qualifying events for next year’s Paris Olympics, which readmit Russian athletes. The International Olympic Committee recommended on Tuesday that sports federations allow Russians and Belarusians to compete as neutral athletes without national symbols. There was no clarification on how Ukraine’s approach might affect tennis, where individual Russians …

Ukraine looks to block athletes from competing with Russians
1 year, 8 months ago

Ukraine looks to block athletes from competing with Russians

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — The Ukrainian government is looking to block its athletes from sports competitions, particularly qualifying events for next year’s Paris Olympics, which readmit Russian athletes. The International Olympic Committee recommended Tuesday that sports federations allow Russians and Belarusians to compete as neutral athletes without national symbols. There was no clarification on how Ukraine’s approach might affect tennis, where …

Criticism of Russia, Belarus return to sport ‘deplorable’: IOC
1 year, 8 months ago

Criticism of Russia, Belarus return to sport ‘deplorable’: IOC

Al Jazeera  

Several governments criticised the IOC’s plan for for Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete in world sport again. The president of the International Olympic Committee has slammed European governments’ reaction to a plan to reinstate Russian and Belarusian athletes to international sport despite a ban over the invasion of Ukraine. Governments in Ukraine, Poland, the United Kingdom and the Czech …

UN expert advising IOC gives views on Russians at Olympics
1 year, 8 months ago

UN expert advising IOC gives views on Russians at Olympics

Associated Press  

GENEVA — Russian athletes who have actively served in the military invasion of Ukraine should be allowed to return to international sports if they did not take part in war crimes, according to a United Nations expert advising the International Olympic Committee. The U.N. special rapporteur for cultural rights, Alexandra Xanthaki, said late Sunday only Russian military members implicated in …

Ukraine pushes for continued Russian Olympic exclusion
1 year, 9 months ago

Ukraine pushes for continued Russian Olympic exclusion

The Hindu  

Ukraine renewed its push to keep Russian athletes out of the Olympics on Friday ahead of an International Olympic Committee board meeting next week which is expected to set the framework for their return to international sports events. Vadym Guttsait, who is Ukraine's sports minister and leads the national Olympic committee, was sharply critical of the IOC's push to reintegrate …

Track stymies Russian path to Olympics due to war in Ukraine
1 year, 9 months ago

Track stymies Russian path to Olympics due to war in Ukraine

Associated Press  

Track and field leaders signaled Thursday that it will be nearly impossible for Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete in that sport at the Paris Olympics next year if the war in Ukraine continues. The World Athletics Council kept its ban on Russian athletes in international events in place “for the foreseeable future,” a move that goes directly against the …

Russia doping suspension lifted, but war ban keeps athletes out
1 year, 9 months ago

Russia doping suspension lifted, but war ban keeps athletes out

Al Jazeera  

The Russian Athletics Federation has had its doping ban lifted but will still be excluded from international competition due to a ban over the war in Ukraine. World Athletics has voted to lift an eight-year doping ban on Russia, but the nation will remain excluded from international competition because of an ongoing separate ban over the invasion of Ukraine. “Council …

Britain lobbies Olympic sponsors over IOC’s Russia stance
1 year, 9 months ago

Britain lobbies Olympic sponsors over IOC’s Russia stance

The Hindu  

The British government has written to the Olympics’ biggest sponsors urging them to pressure the International Olympic Committee over its stance of allowing athletes from Russia back into competition. “We know sport and politics in Russia and Belarus are heavily intertwined, and we are determined that the regimes in Russia and Belarus must not be allowed to use sport for …

World Athletics renews funding for Ukrainian athletes
1 year, 9 months ago

World Athletics renews funding for Ukrainian athletes

The Hindu  

World Athletics will once again help fund Ukrainian athletes’ as they prepare for the August 19 to 27 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, the sport’s global governing body said on Tuesday. World Athletics announced it was renewing the Ukraine Solidarity Fund, plus several steps planned towards achieving gender equity as part of its #WeGrowAthletics campaign in celebration of Wednesday’s International …

Ukraine joins Boxing World Championship boycott over Russian, Belarusian inclusion
1 year, 10 months ago

Ukraine joins Boxing World Championship boycott over Russian, Belarusian inclusion

The Hindu  

Ukraine’s boxing federation has joined a growing boycott of the amateur world championships over the inclusion of Russian and Belarusian boxers, who have been allowed to compete with national flags and anthems. FBU vice president Oleg Ilchenko told public broadcaster Suspline on Wednesday that its boxers would not compete in this year’s men’s and women’s championships, which will be held …

Ukraine Joins World Boxing Championship Boycott Over Russian, Belarusian Inclusion
1 year, 10 months ago

Ukraine Joins World Boxing Championship Boycott Over Russian, Belarusian Inclusion

News 18  

Ukraine’s boxing federation has joined a growing boycott of the amateur world championships over the inclusion of Russian and Belarusian boxers, who have been allowed to compete with national flags and anthems. FBU vice president Oleg Ilchenko told public broadcaster Suspline on Wednesday that their boxers would not compete in this year’s men’s and women’s championships, which will be held …

Russia’s sports exile persists 1 year after invading Ukraine
1 year, 10 months ago

Russia’s sports exile persists 1 year after invading Ukraine

Associated Press  

One year after the invasion of Ukraine began, Russia’s reintegration into the world of sports threatens to create the biggest rift in the Olympic movement since the Cold War. Save Europe!” A year later, one of the biggest obstacles to a Russian return to sports is Ukraine’s insistence it could boycott rather than risk handing its enemy a propaganda success …

Australia supports other nations on Russia, Belarus athlete ban
1 year, 10 months ago

Australia supports other nations on Russia, Belarus athlete ban

The Hindu  

The Australian government said on Tuesday it was aligned with 34 other nations on the call for the International Olympic Committee to ban Russian and Belarusian athletes from its competitions, despite not being marked as a signatory to the statement. “As long as these fundamental issues and the substantial lack of clarity and concrete detail on a workable ‘neutrality’ model …

World Athletics will address Russian doping before Ukraine - Sebastian Coe
1 year, 10 months ago

World Athletics will address Russian doping before Ukraine - Sebastian Coe

The Hindu  

World Athletics will look at the issue of Russian athletes competing while the Ukraine war continues only after it has been decided whether the country has cleaned up its act on doping sufficiently to be reinstated, Sebastian Coe said on Friday. World Athletics President Coe said doping would still take precedence when the governing council meets next month to decide …

Zelensky to address UK-led summit on Russian Olympic participation
1 year, 10 months ago

Zelensky to address UK-led summit on Russian Olympic participation

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The International Olympic Committee said …

Ukrainian skier pushes to keep Russians out of the Olympics
1 year, 10 months ago

Ukrainian skier pushes to keep Russians out of the Olympics

Associated Press  

COURCHEVEL, France — Ukrainian skier Ivan Kovbasnyuk, a two-time Olympian, can’t train at home in the Carpathian Mountains because war in the country has damaged the power grid so severely that there’s not enough energy to make the chairlifts operate. “It’s not fair when Ukrainian sportsmen don’t have a chance to participate in the Olympics because they are dying on …

Six more Russians cleared as neutrals by World Athletics but war ban keeps them out
1 year, 10 months ago

Six more Russians cleared as neutrals by World Athletics but war ban keeps them out

The Hindu  

Six more Russians have been cleared by World Athletics to compete internationally as neutral athletes but they remain frozen out as their country is still banned from the sport following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine a year ago. The Russian Athletics Federation has been suspended since 2015 as a result of widespread doping and a state- Nikita Anishchenkov, Artem Chermoshanskiy, Maksim …

Baltic leaders: Olympic boycott possible if Russians compete
1 year, 10 months ago

Baltic leaders: Olympic boycott possible if Russians compete

Associated Press  

COPENHAGEN, Denmark — The prime ministers of the three Baltic countries urged the International Olympic Committee to ban Russian athletes from next year’s Paris Games because of the war in Ukraine, saying Friday a boycott was a possibility. Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas said athletes from her country could be put in a situation where they are competing against Russians, …

USOPC: Russian pathway possible, but sanctions must remain
1 year, 10 months ago

USOPC: Russian pathway possible, but sanctions must remain

Associated Press  

The new leader of the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee reiterated the federation’s support for exploring a way for Russian athletes to compete at the Paris Olympics as neutrals, while insisting the current sanctions against the country remain in place. “As such, we encouraged the IOC to continue exploring a process that would preserve the existing sanctions, ensuring only neutral …

Kyiv calls International Olympic Committee 'promoter of war'
1 year, 10 months ago

Kyiv calls International Olympic Committee 'promoter of war'

Firstpost  

Ukrainian Presidential aide Mykhaylo Podolyak on Monday called the International Olympic Committee a “promoter of war” after the sports body said it was considering ways for Russian athletes to compete. The IOC has faced a backlash from Ukraine after it said last week it was looking into a “pathway” for Russians to take part, including as neutral athletes. Ukraine’s President …

Ukraine warns it may boycott 2024 Olympics if Russians take part
1 year, 10 months ago

Ukraine warns it may boycott 2024 Olympics if Russians take part

Al Jazeera  

The International Olympic Committee has said it will ‘explore a pathway’ for Russian and Belarusian athletes to take part in the Paris Games. Vadim Guttsait’s said on Thursday that as long as there is a “war in Ukraine, Russian and Belarusian athletes should not be in international competitions”. Guttsait’s comments came after the International Olympic Committee said it would “explore …

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