Huttsait said he last talked to the IOC three weeks ago and tried to convince them that Russians and Belarusians cannot compete in the Olympics while Ukrainian cities are being bombed. Huttsait said his ministry was discussing with Ukrainian sports federations if athletes would be prepared to compete against Russian and Belarusian athletes taking part under a neutral flag. they want to go out there, win, and show our flag on the podium."
"We can't be next to them (the Russians), but on the other hand we are punishing our sportsmen if they cannot compete. Huttsait, an Olympic gold medal winning fencer decades ago, told Reuters the choice was an extremely difficult one, and that the original decision was still in place but was under discussion. Some Ukrainian athletes condemned the blanket ban on competing against Russians and Belarusians as a self-inflicted wound that would deprive Kyiv of representation and its sports stars of their careers.
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