The most decorated Ukrainian athletes have signed an open letter in which they insist that russian and belarusian athletes be banned from participating in the 2024 Olympic Games. This was reported by UNN with reference to the Ministry of Youth and Sports of Ukraine.
Details
The letter is addressed to the President of France Emmanuel Macron, the Mayor of Paris Anne Hidalgo, the Minister of Sport of France Amelie Oudea-Castier and the organizers of the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.
The document is available on the website of the Ministry of Youth and Sports in Ukrainian, English and French.
The Ministry of Youth and Sports of Ukraine expresses its support for this initiative, calls for joining it and spreading the word about the open letter with the hashtag #Sign2Stop.
It is extremely important that the athletes call for the aggressors to be removed from the Olympics, because it is the athletes who are the main ones at the Olympic Games, they are the model of Olympic principles and Olympic character. Together, we must do everything to make the voice of Ukrainian athletes heard and heeded
Addendum
Ukrainian athletes emphasize that Russian athletes such as Vladislav Larin, Zaurbek Sidakov, and Zaur Uguyev have already received licenses to participate in the Olympics, even though they openly support military aggression against Ukraine.
A number of other Russian athletes who openly supported the war against Ukraine are also close to obtaining Olympic licenses. Among them are taekwondo athletes Maxim Khramtsov, Polina Khan, Kristina Adebayo, Georgy Gurtsiev and Tatiana Minina, judo athletes Madina Taimazova, Inal Tasoyev, Arman Adamyan, and wrestler Abdulrashid Sadulayev.
Ukrainian athletes emphasize that athletes who promote war should not be allowed to participate in the Olympic Games.
The admission of athletes from aggressor countries who openly support the armed aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine is a violation of the fundamental ethical principles declared by the Olympic Charter, effective from June 26, 2019, therefore we believe that any format of participation of athletes from aggressor states is unacceptable
It is noted that the letter has already been signed by Olympic champions Anastasia Kozhenkova, Oleksandr Abramenko, Oleh Verniaiev, Olena Bilosiuk, Natalia Dobrynska, Yana Shemyakina, world champions Heorhii Zantaraya, Yaroslava Maguchikh, Marta Fedina, Olha Saladukha and dozens of other top Ukrainian athletes.
Recall
The International Olympic Committee has admitted athletes from Russia and Belarusto the 2024 Olympic Games. They will compete under neutral status.