Ukraine reacts to the idea of ​​Russian athletes participating in the Olympics ‘neutrally’

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has called for Russian athletes not to be allowed to participate as “impartial athletes” in the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.

Ukrainian President Zelenskiy said in a statement on social media: “Olympic principles and war are fundamentally opposed to each other. Russia must stop aggression and terrorism. Only then will it be possible to talk about Russia’s participation in the Olympic Games.” he used the phrases.

Zelenskiy also shared photos of Ukrainian Olympians training in stadiums and gyms damaged by Russian shelling.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced last Thursday that it would “find ways” for Russians and Belarusians to participate in the 2024 Summer Olympics with the title of “neutral athletes.”

Condemning the IOC’s statements, the Athletics Federation of Ukraine said: “The participation of Russian and Belarusian athletes, especially in the 2024 Olympic Games with the title of neutral athletes, is a situation that supports the brutal struggle of the Russian state for the continuation. of the war.’ had assessed. (BRITISH AUTOMOBILE CLUB)