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Tuesday, 21 April 2026, 19:42
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has begun hearing the case of Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych concerning his disqualification from the 2026 Winter Olympics.
This morning, International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Kirsty Coventry met with Ukrainian skeleton athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych and commented to the press on his disqualification.
12 February 2026
Skeleton athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych said he still does not understand why he was disqualified today and added that the IOC turns a blind eye to Russian flags in the stands and on some athletes.
President Volodymyr Zelensky has awarded Ukrainian skeleton athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych the Order of Freedom.
President Volodymyr Zelensky emphasized that the IOC's decision to disqualify Ukrainian skeleton pilot Vladyslav Heraskevych does not demonstrate adherence to the principles of Olympism, which are based on fairness and support for peace.
The National Olympic Committee of Ukraine has spoken out in support of Ukrainian skeleton pilot Vladyslav Heraskevych, who the International Olympic Committee disqualified for wearing a helmet with portraits of athletes who died during the war at the 2026 Winter Olympics.
10 February 2026
The final runs of the 25th Winter Olympic Games in women’s singles luge took place in Italy.
08 February 2026
The first biathlon race of the 25th Winter Olympic Games took place in Antholz–Anterselva, Italy.
04 February 2026
On Friday, February 6, the official opening ceremony of the 2026 Winter Olympic Games will take place at the San Siro Stadium in Milan.
25 January 2026
The first Grand Slam tournament of the season, the Australian Open, is underway in Melbourne.
03 January 2026
Russian athletes will not be able to represent their country at the Winter Olympics in Milano Cortina, even if a peace agreement is reached with Ukraine.
20 November 2025
Russian aggression deprives sport of its ability to serve as a force for peace, and therefore Ukraine calls on UN member states to maintain the suspension of Russian athletes from international competitions.
18 November 2025
As a result of Russian strikes on Berestyn in the Kharkiv region, 17-year-old Karina Bakhur, Ukrainian champion in Cossack combat and kickboxing, was killed.
16 November 2025
Ukraine’s national football team head coach Serhii Rebrov answered journalists’ questions after the 2026 World Cup qualifying match against Iceland (2:0), which secured the “blue-and-yellow” a place in the playoff round.
The Ukrainian national football team played its sixth match in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.
Serhii Rebrov, head coach of the Ukrainian national football team, answered questions from journalists ahead of the 2026 World Cup qualifying match against Iceland.
11 November 2025
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) intends to examine the doping case involving Ukrainian national team and Chelsea winger Mykhailo Mudryk once an official verdict is issued by the English Football Association (FA).
10 November 2025
The Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) currently holds the status of non-compliance with the World Anti-Doping Code. However, at some point an audit will need to be conducted there to understand what is happening within Russia’s anti-doping system after numerous violations in recent years.
The President of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), Witold Banka, has said that the situation with anti-doping in Ukraine has improved markedly following Operation Hercules, which examined violations in Ukrainian sports between 2019 and 2021.
39-year-old Ukrainian professional welterweight boxer Taras Shelestiuk defeated Venezuelan Anthony Saez in a boxing match in Ecuador.
28 September 2025
The Ukrainian modern pentathlon team finished with gold at the CISM 2025 World Military Championships in Drzonkow, Poland.
27 September 2025
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine and the Ministry of Youth and Sports have issued a joint statement condemning as “shameful” the decision of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) General Assembly in Seoul to fully reinstate the national Paralympic committees of Russia and Belarus.
08 September 2025
The home arena of the capital's hockey club Sokil was damaged as a result of shelling of Kyiv by the Russian army.
04 September 2025
Ukrinform visited a golf course where wounded veterans recover from war injuries — and where the idea was born to present a special golf club to Donald Trump.
01 September 2025
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky has congratulated Kirsty Coventry on her election as the new President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
Ukrainian midfielder Georgiy Sudakov, 22, has completed his transfer from Shakhtar Donetsk to Portugal's Benfica.
25 August 2025
Ukrainian canoeist Liudmyla Luzan capped a triumphant performance at the ISF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Milan, Italy.
23 August 2025
Leader of Ukraine’s canoe and kayak team, Liudmyla Luzan, secured a “golden” double in a single day at the 2025 ICF World Championships in Milan.
03 August 2025
On the evening of August 2, a Russian missile strike hit the Vodoliy multifunctional sports complex in Mykolaiv, causing significant damage to the facility.