Representatives of the organizing committee of the 2024 Games assured that France will support the Ukrainian team.
The Ukrainian delegation at a meeting with the sports organization of Ukraine met with the organizers of the upcoming Olympic Games, which the French capital will host in the summer.
As Ukrinform writes, Ukrainian sports officials, including Advisor to the Office of the President Elena Govorova, spoke with the head of the Olympic organizing committee Tony Estanguet and the executive director of the committee Etienne Taubois.
The delegation told how In some cases, Ukrainian athletes have to train and receive Olympic licenses. Also, members of the organizing committee were shown footage of enemy shelling of the Dnieper, where the sports college building was damaged as a result of the attack.
The French side assured that Ukrainians will be very welcome in Paris, and the country will “especially support the Ukrainian team.”
- Last December, the Olympic organizing committee stated that “will welcome Russians and Belarusians” who were allowed to participate in the Games.