By AFP 26 January 2023 | 7:28 pm Ukraine threatened Thursday to boycott the 2024 Olympics in Paris if Russian and Belarusian athletes are allowed to take part, a prospect described as “unacceptable” by the country’s sports minister. Ukraine threatened Thursday to boycott the 2024 Olympics in Paris if Russian and Belarusian athletes are allowed to take part, a prospect described as “unacceptable” by the country’s sports minister. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) have said ways to allow competitors from Russia and Belarus to take part should be “further explored”, despite them being sidelined from most Olympic sports since the invasion of Ukraine last February. “Such a situation is unacceptable for our country,” Ukrainian Sports Minister Vadym Goutzeit said Thursday. Goutzeit said Kyiv was currently pressuring the IOC and other international organisations to gain support for the banning of Russians and Belarusians from the Olympics. “Our position remains unchanged — as long as the war continues in Ukraine, Russian and Belarusian athletes should not be in international competitions,” Goutzeit wrote on Facebook. “If we are not heard, I do not exclude the possibility that we will boycott and refuse to participate in the Olympics.” Latest 19 mins ago One hundred days is just another day for us. We have been working every day to make our operations better. Every day that comes is a day we have to look at what next to do, to give our passengers that satisfaction. 34 mins ago Stakeholders in the civil society space have decried attacks on the media and activists. At the screening of Untold Impact, a documentary film on ‘The Role of Civil Society in Development’ in Lagos, yesterday, the stakeholders lamented that even the masses,… 36 mins ago SMEs have been charged to embrace business growth opportunities offered by digital identity and consumer analytics to scale their operations and unlock growth within the ecosystem. 1 day ago Ukraine threatened Thursday to boycott the 2024 Olympics in Paris if Russian and Belarusian athletes are allowed to take part, a prospect described as “unacceptable” by the country’s sports minister. 1 day ago Premier League strugglers Southampton signed Luton defender James Bree for a reported fee of £750,000 ($930,000) on Thursday.
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