belarusian swimmer anastasia shkurdai, who supports russia's war against Ukraine, was allowed to participate in the World Aquatics Championships in Qatar, which is a violation of the recommendations on the neutrality of athletes.
Ukrainian para-athletes achieved outstanding success at the World Indoor Athletics Championships in France: 13 gold, 7 silver and 4 bronze medals. Maksym Koval set a world record in the shot put.
Ukraine's national diving team won 37 medals, including 21 golds, at the World Diving Cup in France.
The Minister of Youth and Sports of Ukraine, Matviy Bidnyi, said that Russia uses every athlete, including those who compete under neutral status, for its propaganda and will use every opportunity to do so.
Ukrainian weightlifters won 12 medals, including 5 gold and 5 silver, at the European Championships in Sofia.
Ukrainian gymnasts won a gold and two silvers at the first stage of the World Cup in Cairo, and judokas won gold and bronze at the Grand Slam tournament in Baku.
The Ukrainian government has approved the creation of an electronic register of sports facilities to make information about them easily accessible to citizens.
Ukraine's women's freestyle wrestling team won one gold, two silver, and three bronze medals at the 2024 European Wrestling Championships in Bucharest, with Iryna Kolyadenko winning gold in the 65 kg category.
Ukrainian wrestler Zhan Beleniuk won bronze at the European Greco-Roman Wrestling Championships, defeating Islam Abbasov of Azerbaijan in the final match.
The head of the Ministry of Youth and Sports of Ukraine instructed the wrestlers going to the European Championships in Romania to represent Ukraine with dignity and not to succumb to provocations from Russia.
Viktoriia Kesar won Ukraine's sixth Olympic license in diving, reaching the final on the 3-meter springboard at the World Aquatics Championships.
Germany supports Ukraine's position on the suspension of russian and belarusian athletes from international sports competitions, including the Olympic Games.
