Minister of Youth and Sports of Ukraine, President of the NOC Vadym Gutzeit spoke about a possible boycott of the Olympics if Russians and Belarusians are allowed there.

" Now the entire responsibility for admission lies with the federations. I have already collected several times, this week I will also collect federations. We need to collect all this evidence together in order to provide it to the IOC. I am sure that the IOC will also follow this process..

For international federations to honestly look at this evidence when athletes from the Russian Federation are in the armed forces or support the war, so that they see this and remove these athletes. Because we continue to work together with the federations. Now we are not talking about a boycott, the main thing is that Russians and Belarusians are not returned in all international federations,"

Recall that on March 28, the IOC returned Russians and Belarusians to international sports with a number of restrictions..

Individual athletes were allowed to compete, while the ban remains in place in team sports..

Sports federations will be able to enter only athletes who have not been seen actively supporting the war in Ukraine. The same condition applies to coaches and staff.. The participation of all Russian and Belarusian military personnel, as well as members of army organizations is prohibited..

The Summer Olympic Games in Paris will be held from July 26 to August 11, 2024.

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Earlier it was reported that the stars of the Ukrainian Olympic team opposed the boycott of the 2024 Olympics..