Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal has said Ukraine is ready to boycott the Olympic Games in Paris if Russia and Belarus are allowed to take part in the competition.
Quote: "Ukraine is determined. A powerful international coalition for fair sport, including 35 states, has been formed.
We are ready to boycott the Olympic Games in Paris together if the Russian Federation and Belarus are allowed to participate in the competition.
We expect the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to make the right decision and resolutely suspend the aggressor from the Olympics."
Details: Shmyhal said Russia has killed 340 Ukrainian athletes and coaches and destroyed or damaged 343 sports facilities during the full-scale war.
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UncaringNonchalance on August 15th, 2023 at 17:37 UTC »
Olympic committee will just go with whoever gives them more money.
TidusDaniel5 on August 15th, 2023 at 13:16 UTC »
You should not get to participate in an event meant to foster unity if you're actively committing genocide.
I feel like it's a bare minimum standard we should have.
FlamingMoe33 on August 15th, 2023 at 13:09 UTC »
I'd be happy if many other countries also threatened to boycott the games to put pressure in the IOC.