There's a push to ban Russians and Belarusians from running the New York City Marathon.
"It's painful for Ukrainians to even participate in events while running shoulder-by-shoulder with people who actually support that violence," Shpook said.
"It's not new. You need to join other organizations and do the right thing and stand with Ukraine," club member Stepan Brelinskyi said."NYRR … continues to strongly condemn Russia's devastating and unjust invasion of Ukraine.
The organization also shared that runners impacted by the war have received a full refund of their entry fee or their entry was deferred to the 2023 TCS New York City Marathon.
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