Ukrainians angry with IOC after ‘betrayal’ of banning helmet with images of dead athletes
Luger shares ‘remembrance is not a violation’ message
Officials will allow racer to wear black armband instead
Ukraine’s Winter Olympic athletes have expressed their anger after the International Olympic Committee banned a skeleton helmet that showed images of athletes who were killed following Russia’s invasion, with the skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych accusing the IOC of “betrayal” and the luger Olena Smaha protesting against it after competing.
Ukraine had argued that Heraskevych should be allowed to use his “helmet of memory”, showing the weightlifter Alina Peregudova, the boxer Pavlo Ishchenko and the ice hockey player Oleksiy Loginov at the Winter Olympics. Continue reading...
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