Roman Zozulya: "I am surprised by the inactivity of the Ukrainian NOC"

Former forward of Dynamo Kyiv and the national team of Ukraine, Roman Zozulya, commented on the permission for Russian and Belarusian athletes to participate in international competitions under certain conditions.

"The IOC recommended that international sports federations allow Russians and Belarusians to participate in tournaments under a neutral flag.

Personally, IOC did not surprise me. Bach came up with an optimal solution, how to relieve himself of responsibility and keep Russian money in his pocket.

But I am surprised by the inactivity of the Ukrainian NOC. When will we see that they are not only wiping their pants there, but doing their direct duty? It became known about the possible admission of enemy athletes to the competition a month ago, but during this time the Olympic committee for the shelter of former regionals did not do anything to prevent this.

Gutzeit Bravo declares that they managed to postpone the decision on the participation of Russians and Belarusians in the Olympics. Thank you, you had fun.

Indeed, today's IOC decision concerns international competitions, and not the 2024 Olympic Games. Nevertheless, a stone has already been laid in the foundation of the admission of representatives of the aggressor countries to the Olympics. A kind of training before the main tournament. And it is not yet known for sure what Gutzeit put there and where.

I want to believe that Ukrainian world-famous athletes will also make maximum efforts and use their authority to prevent this topic from being torpedoed.

Many of those who played "sports politics" for 8 years after the full-scale invasion changed their minds and joined the defense of the country. But lately the fervor has started to die down and it seems that everyone is too tired of the war. It's good that our military doesn't get tired of working 24/7.

Therefore, I appeal to athletes, let's unite and with a united sports front suppress all pro-Russian decisions of any international sports organizations in their infancy," Zozulya wrote on Facebook.