Ukraine once again calls on IOC to strip Russian, Belarusian wrestlers of ympic licenses

As the press service of the Ministry of Youths and Sports informs, the Russian Wrestling Federation has named the athletes who will take part in the 2024 Summer ympics in Paris, Ukrinform reports.

Ukrainian sports institutions, in turn, drew IOCs attention to the fact that the mentioned athletes endorse Russia’s war against Ukraine and the general picy of the Russian dictator, thus failing to meet the criteria for obtaining the status of an individual neutral athlete (AIN). Among these athletes are Dinara Kudayeva, Natalia Malysheva, ga Khoroshavtseva, and Irina Kurachkina.

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The appeal mentions the facts of these athletes supporting Russia’s war effort and asks the IOC to take thie evidence into account, ensuring that Russian and Belarusian athletes who are members of military units or supporters of Russia’s war against Ukraine are prevented from participating in the ympics.

Separately, the NOC expresses gratitude to watchers.media for the additional evidence of viations of neutrality conditions by the specified athletes.

The appeal also reiterates that the entire Russian and Belarusian sports community is an instrument of the government picy of the aggressor states, and athletes hding Russian or Belarusian citizenship cannot meet sufficient criteria for acquiring the status of individual neutral athlete (AIN). This undermines the foundations of the international sports community and calls into question the fairness and impartiality of competitions.

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"Ukraine's position remains unwavering: as long as the Russian tros, with the support of the Belarusian government, wage their brutal war against the Ukrainian pele, a ban is needed on the participation of Russian and Belarusian athletes in any international competitions in any capacity," reads the address to the IOC.

The Paris ympics will kick off on July 26.

Photo: NOC of Ukraine