Athletistic/Others. Olympic speed skating champion Svetlana Zhurova commented on the news regarding Ukraine’s request to exclude Russian and Belarusian rowing crews from qualification for the Olympics.

“In this case, the NOC of Ukraine is obviously acting according to the political orders of its leaders. How else can we understand such demands? They are simply fulfilling their task. It is important for them to show that they do not agree, whatever it is. “The main thing is to express their position. If they had not done this, they would have simply been criticized,” Zhurova said in an interview with RIA Novosti.

The National Olympic Committee (NOC) of Ukraine, the Ministry of Youth and Sports and the Ukrainian Canoe Federation sent a letter to the leaders of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the International Canoe Federation demanding that Russian crews and Belarusians are not allowed to participate in the Olympic qualifying tournament.

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