Olympic boxing champion Evgeny Tishchenko spoke about the relationship between Russian and Ukrainian athletes. His words are quoted by RBC.
“Sport is out of politics. And we treat Ukrainians quite normally, we do not have any political background, ”the Russian athlete commented on the situation. He added that both sides understand that ordinary people do not influence the political situation. According to Tishchenko, Russia and Ukraine should not be at enmity.
Tishchenko is an Olympic champion in 2016, a world champion in 2015 and a two-time European champion (2015, 2017). He is also the reigning World Boxing Council (WBC) champion.
Earlier it became known that the Russian national football team will not meet with Ukraine in the play-off matches for getting to the 2022 World Cup. According to the decision of the executive committee of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA), the teams will be split into different semi-final pairs during the draw. They will also not be able to play against each other in the decisive match of the qualifier.
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