The Ukrainian high jump champion was clear in her statements, Jaroslava Mahuchikwhich was reported on the invasion of Russian in her country and their exclusion from the IOC.
“Russian killers have no place at the World Athletics Championships“, he said characteristically, a few moments before its start World Championship (7/15) in Eugene, Oregon. As an example she gave her Russian teammate and former friend, Marija Lasitskenewhich cut off all communication with her the moment Russia started the war on Ukrainian territory.
“Before February 24th (date of the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine), we had good relations and were talking to each other. But that day, everything changed. Why did he stop contacting us? And then, he sent a letter to Thomas Bach (current president of the IOC) so that he could compete. I don’t want to see murderers. Because this war has killed many of our athletes“, underlined Mahuchik.
We remind you that International Olympic Committee has excluded Russian and Belarusian athletes.
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