Meet the 22 athletes Russia killed whose faces got Ukraine’s Olympian banned
Vladyslav Heraskevych was a medal contender in skeleton at the Winter Olympics — until he refused to race without the 22 faces painted on his helmet.
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“Remembrance is not violation”: Ukrainian soldiers respond to IOC ban of portraits of killed Ukrainian athletes on athlete’s helmet
IOC prohibits Ukrainian skeleton athlete's tribute to fallen but allows Russian athletes to compete at same Olympics.
Reuters: Russia will be asked for ceasefire during Olympics, Macron says
Russia will be asked to observe a ceasefire in Ukraine during the Paris Olympics, French President Emmanuel Macron…
Activists demand Russia’s exclusion from the 2024 Olympics
Ukraine's supporters have placed a petition on Change.org, demanding to ban Russian athletes from participating in the 2024…
Babel: Russian judo athletes to compete in “neutral” status despite military ties
15 Russian judo athletes with army connections are seeking to skirt IOC guidance and compete at November's European Championships, investigation says
The International Gymnastics Federation allows Russians & Belarusians to compete as “neutral,” claiming that “gymnastics is seeking peace”
The International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) allowed Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete as "individual neutral athletes," condemning the…
Russian invaders kill 19-year-old Ukrainian biathlete star-turned-soldier
On 1 March 2022, Russian invaders took the life of Yevhen Malyshev, a promising 19-year-old biathlete from Kharkiv,…