❗️ Top Ukrainian rowers, led by two-time Olympic champion Yurii Cheban, with the support of the NOC of Ukraine's Athletes Commission represented by its Chairman Heorhii Zantarai, called on the International Canoe Federation and the entire civilized sports world to ban representatives of russia and belarus from participating in international competitions, even in neutral status.

💬russia and belarus are aggressor countries — the whole civilized world has recognized this, and russian and belarusian athletes still represent their states, which are responsible for aggressive policies and the murder of the Ukrainian people.

❌They cannot be considered neutral, because they do not condemn the actions of their countries, but rather support them. We call on the international sports leadership to impose tough sanctions against russia and belarus and to completely ban their athletes from any competitions!

The Youth and Sports Committee