Ukrainian athletes will be allowed to participate in competitions where Russians or Belarusians are in neutral status

The Ministry of Youth and Sports has allowed Ukrainian athletes to participate in competitions where Russians or Belarusians are neutral.

The ministry has published a corresponding order on its website.

Ukrainians are only prohibited from participating in competitions where Russians and Belarusians "fly their national flags and/or use national symbols and/or express their affiliation with Russia or Belarus through their public actions or statements".

On April 14, the Ministry of Youth and Sports banned Ukrainian national teams from participating in competitions with Russians and Belarusians. Restrictions on participation in competitions applied to all representatives of the national teams of Ukraine in Olympic, non-Olympic and Paralympic sports.

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