Russia’s war on Ukraine has claimed the lives of 262 Ukrainian athletes and ravaged 363 sports facilities, prompting athletes to boycott any 2024 Olympic tournaments with Russia and Belarus
Ukraine’s Youth and Sports Minister Yadym Gutzeit slammed the International Olympics Committee’s decision to allow Russian and Belarusian athletes to partake in international sporting events.
The Ukrainian government says some Russian athletes wear uniforms with the symbols of the war but have not publicly spoken out against the killing of Ukrainian athletes. “It is very important for us that there are no athletes from Russia at sports competitions and the Olympic Games, because they all support this war and attend events held in support of this war,” Gutzeit said during a meeting with Morianari Watanabe, the president of the International Federation of Gymnastics and President’s Office Head Andriy Yermak,Russia’s war on Ukraine has claimed the lives of 262 Ukrainian athletes and ravaged 363 sports facilities.
Under the IOC’s latest decision, athletes from Russia and Belarus will be able to compete only as individual neutral athletes — teams from these countries will not be allowed to compete.
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