Many high-profile Ukrainians have called for all Russian and Belarusian athletes to be banned from this year’s Olympic Games, including tennis star Elina Svitolina and former boxer Volodymyr Klitschko.
Many high-profile Ukrainians had called for all Russian and Belarusian athletes to be banned from this year’s Olympic Games, including tennis star Elina Svitolina and former boxer Wladimir Klitschko. Journalist Artem Khudolieiev was another Ukrainian who felt passionately that Russian and Belarusian athletes shouldn’t be allowed to compete at the Paris Olympics for having openly supported the war in Ukraine.
Both athletes deleted their posts from social media, while Larin and his wife blocked Khudolieiev’s profile from being viewed by him, according to the journalist. They did not publicly admit that the reason for their suspension from the competition was their support for the war. “We cannot comment on individual cases and the decisions of the Review Panel,” the IOC told CNN. “It has reviewed the athletes in accordance with the IOC EB decision and the principles that were established.
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