Andriy Shevchenko, Olga Kharlan, Oleg Vernyaev and Anna Rizatdinova are also campaign ambassadors.
Tokyo 2020 Olympic Champion and People’s Deputy of Ukraine Jean Beleniuk joined the campaign 1 + 1 media – “Sports Front”.
Beleniuk spoke about fellow athletes who had to replace training halls on the battlefield, and also called on the entire civilized world to support Ukraine on the sports front.
“A year ago, I considered the title of Olympic champion the main victory of my life. Now, like all Ukrainians, I strive for one and only victory – victory in the war with Russia. On February 24, we, Ukrainian athletes, had no time for championships and olympiads.”
“If their leader puts the Olympic principles as nothing, why should they, who actively support Putin, take into account any principles?! People neglected everything, fomented discord, told that the killing of Ukrainians is the norm. They noted that their president is doing everything right, annexing our territories and holding illegal referendums there at gunpoint. If these people, for lack of brains, have reached such a life, it is better for them to isolate themselves and compete with each other.
Recall that earlier well-known Ukrainian athletes, including Andriy Shevchenko, Oleg Vernyaev, Olga Kharlan, Anna Rizatdinova and others, joined the campaign 1 + 1 media – “Sports Front”.
The war of the Russian Federation against Ukraine continues for the 286th day.
Source: Sportarena
