The Verkhovna Rada sent an appeal to the International Olympic Committee (IOC), as well as the parliaments of the countries of the world and international sports federations, with a call to ban athletes from Russia and Belarus from participating in international competitions and the 2024 Olympics in Paris.

This was announced by the Olympic champion and people's deputy Zhan Beleniuk in Telegram.

The appeal was supported by 324 deputies. It notes the need to maintain sanctions against athletes until the end of Russia's military aggression against Ukraine and the complete withdrawal of troops from all occupied territories..

The issue of paying reparations should also be resolved..

Recall, the International Olympic Committee called for the admission of representatives of the Russian Federation and Belarus to international competitions in a neutral status, provided that they were not seen actively supporting the war in Ukraine and comply with doping laws..

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Earlier it was reported that star Norwegian biathletes opposed the return of Russians to international sports.