The Prime Minister emphasized that during the large-scale occupation of Ukrainian territory, Russia killed 340 athletes and trainers.
Ukraine expects the International Olympic Committee (IOC) not to allow athletes from Belarus and Russia to participate in the Olympic Games in Paris. This was announced by the Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmygal.
“Sports and military aggression are incompatible. States that have drenched themselves in the blood of Ukrainians cannot participate in the Olympic Games.”
According to Shmyhal, during the large-scale war, Russia killed 340 Ukrainian athletes and trainers, destroyed or damaged 343 sports facilities, and also attacks civilian cities and villages with rockets and drones every day.
“Ukraine is determined. A strong international coalition has been formed for fair sport, which includes 35 states. We are ready to boycott the Olympic Games in Paris together if the Russian Federation and Belarus are allowed to participate in the competition,” he said. Additional.
He said that Ukraine expects the IOC to make the right decision and decisively remove the aggressor from the Olympics.
Recall that on January 31 it was reported that the first country in Europe refused to compete with Russians and Belarusians at the 2024 Olympics. In Latvia, they will apply to international sports federations to ensure that athletes from Russia and Belarus are excluded from the Olympic Games.
Also on January 31 Focus He wrote that the IOC rejected criticism of Russian admission to the Olympics. According to the head of the OP, Mikhail Podolyak, the participation of Russian athletes in the upcoming Olympics is “genocide advertising” and encourages further crimes on behalf of the Russian Federation.
Source: Focus
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