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Zelenskyy blasts Olympics ban for Ukrainian athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych over memorial helmet

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Zelenskyy blasts Olympics ban for Ukrainian athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych over memorial helmet

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Thursday (February 12, 2026) that the decision to ban skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych from the Winter Olympics for refusing to ditch a helmet depicting victims of the war with Russia plays “into the hands of aggressors”. Gestures of a political nature during competition are forbidden under the Olympic charter. The…

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IOC president Coventry sets early 2026 target for new Olympic policy on gender eligibility

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IOC president Coventry sets early 2026 target for new Olympic policy on gender eligibility

International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Kirsty Coventry. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The IOC set a target of early 2026 to detail a new policy on eligibility in female sports that could see transgender athletes excluded from the Olympic Games. International Olympic Committee president Kirsty Coventry also stressed the Olympic body’s statutory belief in access…

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