Ukraine has once again called for the exclusion of Russian and Belarusian athletes from the 2024 Paris Olympics. In an open letter on Friday, the country said some of the athletes competing under a neutral flag, who have qualified for the Games, support Russia's war in Ukraine. The letter was addressed to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the United World Wrestling (UWW). Ten wrestlers were named in the letter - including Russian freestyle specialists Zaur Uguev and Zaurbek Sidakov,
Many of the Russian and Belarusian athletes who will participate in the upcoming Paris 2024 Olympic Games openly support Russia’s war against Ukraine. Ukrainians want them banned.
Three Olympic champions from Russia were cleared to compete at the wrestling world championships this week because they were judged to have been pressured to appear at a pro-war rally in Moscow last year.
Three Olympic champions from Russia were cleared to compete at the wrestling world championships this week because they were judged to have been pressured to appear at a pro-war rally in Moscow last year. The United World Wrestling governing body explained Tuesday why Zaurbek Sidakov, Zaur Uguev and Abdulrashid Sadulaev were among the Russian wrestlers…
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