Matvey Bedny, Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports of Ukraine, spoke about the organization of the organization, which prohibits delegations of the Ukrainian national teams from participating in competitions where Russian and Belarusian athletes are accepted.
“We understand that it was a bad decision, but not a good decision in this case. We had to choose between several bad decisions,” Poor was quoted by Reuters.
Recall that at the end of February 2022, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) made a call to international sports federations and recommended that Russian and Belarusian athletes not be allowed to participate in any competitions.
At a meeting of the IOC executive committee on March 28, it was recommended that the Russians be allowed a neutral status if the athletes did not actively support the hostilities. Athletes representing law enforcement and armed forces will not be allowed to compete.
Former State Duma deputy Svetlana Zhurova intervened For Ukrainian athletes after they were banned from competing with the Russians.