Participants of youth soccer Ukraine wrote a letter to French President Emmanuel Macron asking him not to allow Russian athletes to participate in the Olympic Games 2024.
According to the Ukrainian players, some neutral Russian athletes support the special operation, but they were granted licenses for the 2024 Olympic Games.
The Ukrainian "youth" also wrote complaints about the Russians to Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo and French Sports Minister Amelie Oudea-Casteret, ua.tribuna.com wrote. The appeal was signed by such players as Mykhailo Mudryk, Georgiy Sudakov, Anatoliy Trubin, Daniil Sikan and others.
December 8, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) allowed the Russians and Belarusians to participate in the Olympics in a neutral status. The tournament will be held in Paris from July 26 to August 11, 2024.
Earlier, the Ukrainian soccer club had already urged the IOC to let Russian athletes to the Olympic Games.