"Will punish own athletes": National Olympic komitet Ukraine threatened with Olympic Games boycott in case of the admission of Russians

The minister of youth and sports Ukraine, and also the president of NOC Vadim Markovich Guttsayt did not exclude boycott of the Olympic Games if Russians and Belarusians allow to the international competitions. In reply the chairman Committee State Duma of Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation on physical culture and sport Dmitry Svishchev called requirements of the Ukrainian party unacceptable and menacing first of all to own athletes. And in International Olympic Committee explained how there can be further a removal of restrictions from athletes from Russian Federation and Belarus. Getty Images © David Ramos Possible return of Russians and Belarusians to the international sports scene caused the angry...