"To date, 483 children have died during the full-scale war in Ukraine. We have already lost 300 athletes." - United24Media

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"He [#Putin] is a Soviet person. Remember in the Soviet Union, the Olympics, it's the old kind of fascist mold. We can compete on the battlefield, or we can compete on the racetrack... he puts great stock in these international events and victory in these international events. It's just another way to show dominance and to show that the Russian State is strong..." - Julia Ioffe, "The Putin Files : Julia Ioffe", Frontline PBS, 2017

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“At the next Olympics in Paris in 2024, if the war continues, if the Russians are still attacking you, it will mean they are attacking us and our values. And, in my opinion, Russian athletes cannot be hosted in Paris if the war continues," said Anne Hidalgo, Mayor of Paris since 2014.

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🤺#Ukraine will #boycott international #fencing tournaments in which athletes from Russia and Belarus will participate.

The corresponding decision was made at the presidium of the organization.

In March, the International Fencing Federation allowed athletes from #Russia and #Belarus to compete in tournaments. The decision will enter into force in the second half of April 2023.

- News from United24Media

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https://twitter.com/defenceu/status/1622214761856262146?s=12&t=GoKjGJKDT2HuDCsMyd9HEg Are you still waiting for the russian national team at the #Olympics in #Paris? #boycottRussianSports #BoycottOlympicGames