“Ukraine urged the IOC not to allow the participation of Russian and Belarusian chess players in FIDE events. The inadmissibility of revising restrictions due to ongoing military aggression is emphasized.”, — write on: unn.ua
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The National Olympic Committee of Ukraine, the Ministry of Youth and Sports of Ukraine and the Chess Federation of Ukraine appealed to the IOC regarding the adopted decision to hold consultations on the possible revision of restrictions for the chess federations of Russia and Belarus on the admission of children under the age of 12 to participate in FIDE events.
The letter states the steadfast point of view of our country, which has been suffering from military aggression by these two countries for the third year.
“The current circumstances do not provide any grounds for revising the restrictions related to the chess federations of Russia and Belarus, even for children under 12 years old. Since the beginning of the full-scale military aggression of Russia, 575 Ukrainian children have been killed, and another 1,609 children have been injured as a result of the actions of the Russian the army. Ukrainian children are under fire from Russian missiles and drones every day. They are deprived of the opportunity to live a normal life, let alone participate in sports competitions,” the letter says.
Ukraine insists that the Russian and Belarusian national teams do not have the right to participate in international competitions under the auspices of FIDE and represent their countries. After all, we all understand that the entire Russian and Belarusian sports community is an instrument of the state policy of Russia and Belarus, the department added.