Ukrainian skeleton slider disqualified from Olympics after breaking IOC rules on helmet honoring dead compatriots

Ukrainian skeleton slider Vladyslav Heraskevych has been disqualified from the Winter Olympics for “refusing to adhere” to the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) athlete expression guidelines regarding his insistence on wearing a helmet featuring images of athletes killed during the war in Ukraine in competition. IOC President Kirsty Coventry met with Heraskevych early Thursday in an … The post Ukrainian skeleton slider disqualified from Olympics after breaking IOC rules on helmet honoring dead compatriots appeared first on Egypt Independent.


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