The decision comes after the IOC angered Kyiv by paving the way for Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete in the Paris Olympics as neutrals despite Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
Ukraine has barred its national sports teams from competing in Olympic, non-Olympic and Paralympic events that include competitors from Russia and Belarus, the sports ministry said in a decree published on Friday.
Asked about the decree, the head of the Ukrainian Association of Football told Reuters the UAF would comply with government decisions. Russia have been banned from competitions by European governing body UEFA due to the invasion, but Belarus are still participating, albeit in a different qualifying group to Ukraine.
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