The Ukrainian government has barred its national sports teams from competing at international events which also include athletes from Russia and Belarus.
Members of the Geneva branch of Ukrainian society in Switzerland protest during a rally to urge International Olympic Committee to reconsider their decision of participation of Russian and Belarusian athletes under white neutral flag at the next 2024 Paris Olympic Games, in front of the IOC headquarters, in Lausanne, Switzerland, Saturday, March 25, 2023.
KYIV, Ukraine — The Ukrainian government has barred its national sports teams from competing at international events which also include athletes from Russia and its ally Belarus. It could pressure global sports bodies to choose between admitting Russians and Belarusians or risking a Ukrainian boycott.
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