Minister of Sports of Ukraine Vadym Gutzeit spoke about the holding of sporting events in Ukraine during the war.
Vadim Gutzeit“The main idea that we have had since the beginning of the war is the preservation of sports. Of course, it was difficult to do from the very beginning. But already in the spring, I spoke with the Prime Minister so that our athletes, national teams take part in tournaments, hold training camps. It is important that today we have kept all our sports teams.
We have winners of world championships, European championships, world champions. Since the beginning of the war, our athletes have won more than two thousand medals. Sport is a positive that brings mood to people. The football championship has begun in the country, and now the basketball championship of Ukraine will begin. I would like there to be more attention to sports after our victory.
Spectators? The main issue is safety. Will there be time and opportunity to go to the shelter during the alarm? The answer is obvious. Therefore, we have decided that safety is the main thing. If, God forbid, there is an arrival, then we will close all the championships.
This morning there was anxiety. Yesterday there were three alarms. We will reschedule matches, wait until the alarm ends and start matches. During the alarm, we will be in shelter. If the alarm persists for a long time, we will reschedule the matches for the next day," Gutzeit said.
