Ukrainian athletes allowed not to greet Russians during 2024 Games
The President of the National Olympic Committee (NOC) of Ukraine Vadim Gutzeit stated that Ukrainian athletes were allowed not to greet Russians during the 2024 Olympic Games. His words are quoted by Interfax-Ukraine.
“We have agreed with international federations that it is necessary to congratulate during a meeting and also to greet after a match, that we do not greet each other, do not shake hands,” Gutzeit said. In his opinion, the main thing is that there are no provocations against Ukrainian athletes.
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On July 18, the final list of Russians admitted to the Olympic Games was announced. The tournament will feature Tamara Dronova, Alena Ivanchenko, Gleb Syritsa (all cycling), Angela Bladtseva (trampoline), Daniil Medvedev, Roman Safiullin, Ekaterina Aleksandrova, Mirra Andreeva, Pavel Kotov, Diana Schneider, Elena Vesnina (all tennis), Zakhar Petrov, Alexey Korovashkov, Olesya Romasenko (all canoeing) and Evgeny Somov (swimming).
The 2024 Olympics will be held in Paris from July 26 to August 11. Russians and Belarusians were allowed to compete as individual neutral athletes. Some athletes refused to participate in the tournament, despite receiving quotas and invitations.
Source: Lenta
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