IOC says it will not invite Russia, Belarus to Paris Olympics
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) will not send invitations to Russia and Belarus on July 26 to take part in the 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Paris (France).
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13 July 2023
11 July 2023
Ukraine's Svitolina beats world No. 1 to move into Wimbledon semifinal
Ukraine's Elina Svitolina defeated world No.1 Iga Swiatek of Poland 7-5, 6-7(5), 6-2 and reached her third career Grand Slam semifinal.
10 July 2023
Games of Unconquered : When being wounded makes you stronger, not weaker
Wounded soldiers prepare for international Paralympic-style sports competitions - Invictus Games to be held in Germany this fall
21 June 2023
Zelensky to Ukrainian participants in III European Games: Each of your victories inspires our soldiers
President Volodymyr Zelensky noted that every victory the national team’s athletes achieve in the 3rd European Games unites and consolidates all of Ukrainians in the fight against the enemy, inspiring soldiers at the front lines.
16 June 2023
Ukraine’s Ministry of Youth and Sports deepening cooperation with European Commission
The Minister of Youth and Sports of Ukraine, Vadym Gutzeit, met with Margaritis Schinas, Vice President of the European Commission for the Promotion of our European Way of Life, in Kyiv.
15 June 2023
Athletes from Russia, Belarus backing aggression cannot compete internationally - EC vice-president
Athletes from Russia and Belarus, who expressed support for the Kremlin's aggression against Ukraine or directly participated in it, cannot be granted access to international sports events, but the EU's role in this matter is limited to the autonomy of national sports federations and the international Olympic movement.
12 June 2023
Ukraine, Germany draw 3-3 in friendly
Germany and Ukraine have played a friendly match that became the 1,000th game for the German team.
28 May 2023
Svitolina to donate prize money from Strasbourg tournament win to Ukrainian children
Ukrainian tennis star Elina Svitolina has pledged to donate all of her prize money from her victory at the Internationaux de Strasbourg tournament in France.
27 May 2023
Svitolina wins WTA tournament in Strasbourg
Ukraine's Elina Svitolina has become a two-time winner of a Women's Tennis Association (WTA) tournament - Internationaux de Strasbourg - in the city of Strasbourg (France).
30 April 2023
Ukraine to boycott World Judo Championship as Russian, Belarusian athletes allowed to compete
Ukraine’s national judo team has decided to boycott the 2023 World Judo Championship, scheduled for May 7-13 in Doha, Qatar.
13 April 2023
Kuleba calls on Wimbledon organizers to ban Russian, Belarusian players
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba has criticized the decision by the 2023 Wimbledon organizers to allow Russians and Belarusians to compete in the tennis tournament.
10 April 2023
Germany ready to ban Russian athletes from entering country - Ministry of Interior
Despite the IOC stating the possibility of allowing Russian athletes to participate in the Olympics under a neutral flag, individual states are not obliged to agree to this when holding competitions in their own countries.
07 April 2023
Footballer Malinovskyi meets with Ukrainian refugees in France
Ukraine midfielder Ruslan Malinovskyi and his French club Marseille visited Ukrainian refugees in the 7th arrondissement of Marseille.
06 April 2023
Russian, Belarusian participation in competitions not contributing to peace and development - Yermak
The participation of Russian and Belarusian athletes in competitions is not contributing to peace and development in the world.
04 April 2023
Tennis player Marta Kostyuk sets up own charitable foundation
Ukrainian tennis player Marta Kostyuk has established her own charitable foundation.
03 April 2023
Ukrainian judoka Bubyr wins bronze at Grand Slam in Turkey
Another round of the Grand Slam international judo tournaments ended in Antalya (Turkey).
02 April 2023
IOC says boycott of Olympics will 'hurt' Ukrainian athletes
The International Olympic Committee has criticized Ukraine's decision not to allow Ukrainian athletes to take part in qualifying events for the 2024 Paris Olympics if they have to compete against Russians.
Yermak meets with president of International Gymnastics Federation
Andriy Yermak, head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, has met with President of the International Gymnastics Federation Morinari Watanabe, who is on a visit to Ukraine.
31 March 2023
Ombudsman to IOC: no place for neutrality when it comes to genocide
Allowing Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete in the Olympics in a neutral status is an attempt to turn a blind eye to Russia's crimes in Ukraine.
29 March 2023
Poland pledges to create broad coalition to boycott Russian athletes at int’l competitions
Poland, together with international partners, will set up a broad coalition to convince the International Olympic Committee of the need to not allow Russian and Belarusian to take part in international competitions.
Over 300 fencers ask IOC, FIE to reconsider decision on Russia, Belarus
Some 318 fencers have sent a letter to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the International Fencing Federation (FIE) asking them to reconsider allowing Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete in international competitions.
28 March 2023
IOC chief promoting move to allow Russian athletes compete at int’l events
Thomas Bach, chief of the International Olympic Committee, is defending plans to let Russian and Belarusian athletes back into competitions as neutral participants.
Ukraine, Poland, Baltic countries call on IOC to prevent Russian, Belarusian athletes from competing
As the Executive Board of the International Olympic Committee is expected to meet in the next few days, Ukraine, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland have issued a joint statement on banning Russian and Belarusian athletes from international sports competitions.
26 March 2023
Euro 2024 qualifiers: England seal 2:0 win over Ukraine at Wembley
Ukraine lost their opening away match in Group C of the Euro 2024 qualification, having conceded two goals to England and failing to score any.
25 March 2023
FM Kuleba: Putin introduces war crimes into sports
There is no way for Russian athletes to compete in the 2024 Paris Olympics or any other major sporting event, as Putin has already introduced not only politics but war crimes into sports.
14 March 2023
Ukraine’s Tsurenko withdraws from match with Belarusian rival
Ukrainian tennis star Lesia Tsurenko, 33, decided not to play against the world’s second-ranked Arina Sabalenka of Belarus at a WTA’s BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells (USA) with an $8.8 million prize fund.
13 March 2023
We must exert pressure on IOC to ban Russians, Belarusians from Olympics – Ukraine's sports minister
Pressure must be exerted on the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to prevent Russian and Belarusian athletes from competing in international competitions.
12 March 2023
Ukrainian judoka Kryzhanskyi wins gold in Rome European Open 2023
On day two of Rome European Open 2023, the Ukrainian judoka, Marat Kryzhanskyi, won a gold medal, having placed first in the -90kg category, an Ukrinform correspondent reports.
11 March 2023
UK calls on Olympics sponsors to prevent return of Russians, Belarusians to international sport
The UK government has called on the Olympic Games' biggest sponsors to put pressure on the International Olympic Committee over its proposals to allow Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete again in international sport and the Paris 2024 Games.