The team of Ukraine went to the European Championship Greco-Roman wrestling in the Russian Kaspiisk, despite the ban on official Kiev. Minister of Youth and Sport of Independent Igor Zhdanov told about this on his Facebook page. "As a minister and citizen, I considered and consider such actions unacceptable!" - he wrote. Zhdanov stressed that the national wrestlers went to Russia at their own expense. "We will strictly monitor such unauthorized travel for possible violation of labor laws by athletes and coaches who. work under a contract with the state, "warned the minister.. The authorities of Ukraine on March 13 announced a temporary refusal to participate in sports competitions on the territory of the Russian Federation because of the political situation.

Contrary to the state position, the executive committee of the Wrestling Association of Ukraine submitted an application on April 17 to participate in the European Championships in the struggle in the Russian Kaspiisk. Unfortunately, the leader of the national team of Ukraine Jean Beleniuk did not go to the championship. "I was forbidden to go one week before the departure, I do not want to go into details, I will only note that we struggled to the last to compete for these competitions," wrote the athlete on his page in Instagram.