Ukraine has decided to boycott Olympic qualifying events in which Russians are competing for the Paris 2024 Games
Oleh Nemchinov, the Minister of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, announced the decision in a televised interview on Ukrainian public broadcaster Suspilne on Thursday. This follows International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach outlining new guidelines on Tuesday that would allow Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete as neutrals, paving the way for their participation.
But actually, you and your children’s lives will be saved,” Nemchinov added. Ukrainian skeleton star and Beijing 2022 Winter Olympian Vladyslav Heraskevych told CNN’s Amanda Davies on Wednesday that the IOC’s decision to allow Russian and Belarussian athletes to participate in international competitions comes as “a slap in the face, not only to Ukrainian athletes but to all Ukraine and all Ukrainians.
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