Ukrainian athletes urge to boycott the performances of the aggressor country
Hundreds of sports facilities in Ukraine have already been damaged during the war. But athletes not only continue to train in the conditions of war, but also keep the information front.
“It hurts us to look at the destroyed gyms, stadiums and houses. We call on the whole world to support the boycott of the performances of Russian athletes and teams of any status at any competitions while the war continues in Ukraine. We appeal to all athletes, all countries – support our demands, convey the scale of the tragedy to the presidents of your sports federations. We need your help right now, to fight for our freedom, life and peace,” Ukrainian athletes say.
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Kharkiv
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School number 134. Destroyed at the very beginning of the war. Instead of calls for change, a siren is heard here, warning local residents of the threat of an air strike. Miraculously survived the basketball court, located behind the school. The children left in Kharkiv can now train on it.
Dynamo Stadium
In recent years, Ukrainian rugby league games have been held at this stadium, and athletes have also trained. In March, several air bombs were dropped on the stadium, partially destroying the stands and track and field tracks.
Aquaarena pool
At the pool – the roof was broken, the shell went through the women’s locker room and broke the glass facade of the room.
Unifecht
On March 5, 2022, the aviation of the Russian troops bombed the sports club Unifekht KhNU named after. V. N. Karazin, in Kharkov. As the athletes themselves say, the plane with bombs was flying very low and could not help but understand that it was blowing up an educational institution and residential buildings, and not a military facility.
One of the bombs went through all the floors of the fencing building, leaving this sport in the country without a main center for training.
Kyiv
Sports complex Avangard
The Youth Basketball and Gymnastics Center experienced all the horrors of the war when rockets bombed the TV tower next to the hall. Windows were shattered, the parquet was damaged, and the ceiling had collapsed in places.
Football field on Obolon
One of the rockets in March hit a residential building in the Obolon district of Kyiv. Surprisingly, the football field near the house remained untouched, and even now children’s football teams train and play on it.
Gym Forward
Hall, located on the avenue. Valery Lobanovsky, was fired on in February and received significant damage, of which only the roof has been partially restored today. Bodybuilders and fitness bikinis of the Ukrainian IFBB team train here, now they are preparing for the international competitions Arnold Classic Europe. FBBU athletes say that they will boycott all tournaments in which representatives of Russia and Belarus will be admitted.
Mikhailovskaya Square
Exhibition of burnt Russian equipment on Mikhailovskaya Square.
Irpin
At the entrance to the suburbs of Kyiv, a huge pile of burned cars is visible. They were assembled in the form of a wall so that they would not block the passage along the road. But there is enough space on the court to play basketball.
Center of Tennis Federation of Ukraine
The new tennis courts were supposed to host a children’s tournament after February 24, but were shelled and bombed for a month. The tension dome of the covered part of the courts was destroyed to the ground, and on other sites there were torn and burnt traces from the coating and the pit from the bombs.
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All photos were taken in Kyiv, Kharkov and the city of Irpin in June 2022.
Source: Sportarena
