The National Olympic Committee (NOC) of Ukraine will consider a possible boycott of the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.

This was announced in his Telegram channel by the Olympic champion in Greco-Roman wrestling and people's deputy Jean Beleniuk..

The reason was the likely return of Russian and Belarusian athletes to the international arena before the end of the war waged by the Russian Federation against Ukraine. The NOC will discuss the boycott of the Olympics on February 3 during the extraordinary general assembly.

" Obviously, everything goes to the fact that they will be returned. therefore, this event will have serious consequences,"

Recall, on January 26, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced its readiness to consider the return of athletes from Russia and Belarus to international competitions, provided that they perform in a neutral status: without flags, anthems and other national symbols.

After that, the Minister of Youth and Sports, President of the NOC of Ukraine Vadim Gutzeit said that our country could boycott the 2024 Olympic Games if Russians and Belarusians were allowed to compete..

On January 27, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky criticized the head of the IOC in a video message because of his statement about the possibility of returning athletes from aggressor countries to the international arena.