The Ministry of Youth and Sports of Ukraine may deprive federations of the status of national if their athletes compete in tournaments with the participation of Russians and Belarusians.

This was announced by the official portal of the Ministry.

At present, a draft resolution has been developed, which provides for the possibility of depriving all-Ukrainian sports federations of the status of national ones if their athletes compete in international tournaments, where representatives of the Russian Federation and Belarus are admitted.

The issue of supporting those federations that may suffer due to the refusal of international competitions is also being worked out..

It is noted that the ministry, together with the SBU, is working on sanctions for federations and their representatives for actions that "

Recall that at the end of March, the Cabinet of Ministers adopted a protocol decision on the participation of Ukrainian athletes in the selection for the 2024 Olympics only in those tournaments where there will be no Russians.

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Earlier, the IOC reacted to Ukraine's desire to ban athletes from competing with Russians and Belarusians.