{"id":6161,"date":"2023-11-17T16:51:46","date_gmt":"2023-11-17T13:51:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/d9lb3qyw8jhbr.cloudfront.net\/?p=6161"},"modified":"2023-11-17T17:04:20","modified_gmt":"2023-11-17T14:04:20","slug":"vajna-i-sport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/d9lb3qyw8jhbr.cloudfront.net\/en\/vajna-i-sport\/","title":{"rendered":"War and sport"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

During the analysed period of Russia’s war against Ukraine, under various circumstances, at least 8 Ukrainian athletes lost their lives. These athletes include Oleksandr Dykyi, Mykola Yaremchuk, Oleksandr Khmil, Bohdan Khodakovsky, Mykola Zhidkov, Igor Osmak, Viacheslav Savytskyi, and Kyrylo Molokov.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In early May 2022, Ukraine launched the \u201cYanholy sportu\u201d website, which provides information about athletes and coaches who lost their lives in the war. As of the time of this analysis, the website contains information about 254 individuals from the sports industry who have lost their lives since the full- scale invasion began. On International Day of Sport, April 6, 2023, an event called \u201cYanholy sportu: rik pamiati\u201d was held in Kyiv to honour the memory of the deceased athletes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky supported the initiative of footballers Andriy Shevchenko and Oleksandr Zinchenko to organise a charity match at Stamford Bridge in London. The goal of the match is to raise funds for the reconstruction of the Kotsiubynsky Lyceum in the Chernihiv region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the section \u201cWhat’s Wrong with Human Rights in Belarus?<\/a>\u201d, we have provided examples of restrictions on the participation of Belarusian athletes in international competitions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Additionally, in May, the \u201cAthletes for Peace and Freedom\u201d conference took place in Tallinn, which became an \u201cunprecedented international sports platform, providing a forum for professional sport representatives to convene and deliberate on how athletes and modern sports can leverage their potential to promote the ideals of peace and freedom.\u201d The conference also discussed the place of Russian and Belarusian sports on the international stage. As part of the conference, a declaration was adopted, which, among other things, states that:<\/p>\n\n\n\n