RIA Novosti: Ukrainian biathletes were advised not to take pictures with the Russians at the Olympics

by time news

Biathletes of the Ukrainian national team were advised to avoid joint photos with Russian athletes at the Beijing Olympics, RIA Novosti reported, citing a source. According to him, they were also advised not to give interviews in Russian. The Biathlon Federation of Ukraine denies that it received such recommendations.

“This is the first time we hear about this, the federation has not received such recommendations. If they were, then they would be known, but we, as already mentioned, are hearing about this for the first time, ”TASS quotes a comment from the Ukrainian organization.

During the Tokyo Olympics in the summer of 2021, a shared photo of Russian and Ukrainian athletes Maria Lasitskene and Yaroslav Maguchy caused a scandal. Russian woman Lasitskene took gold, Ukrainian Maguchy – bronze. Maguchy was criticized for a joint friendly photo. The girl herself said that in this photo “there was no politics.”

You may also like

Leave a Comment