It’s impossible to bear such news without tears. The Lost Lives Behind Zelensky’s Call to Ban Russian Athletes from the 2024 Olympics #supportukraine #armukrainenow #glorytoukraine #putinisawarcriminal #cancelrussia #olympics The IOC is looking at ways to allow Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete as neutrals at next year’s Paris Olympics, but Ukraine has threatened to boycott the Games if that happens, with Zelensky calling the plans an attempt "to tell the whole world that terror is somehow acceptable." - Kyiv Post It’s the latest stage in an ongoing tussle between the war-ravaged Ukraine and one of the biggest sporting bodies in the world. "President Volodymyr Zelensky this week reiterated his call for a boycott of the 2024 Paris Olympics over the possible participation of Russian athletes, saying on Friday that their presence would be a "manifestation of violence." "The mere presence of representatives of the terrorist state is a manifestation of violence and lawlessness," Zelensky told a virtual summit of sports ministers chaired from London.
"More than 200 Ukrainian athletes and coaches have been killed since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine last year, including Kateryna Diachenko, an 11-year-old rising gymnastics star." - Kyiv Post 200+ Dead Ukrainian Athletes, But Russia Still Wants To Be In The Olympics
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