"The Ukrainian leader thanked Heraskevych for his clear stance, describing the helmet depicting Ukrainian athletes killed in the war with Russia as being about honour and remembrance. list of 3 itemsend of list It is a reminder to the whole world of what Russian aggression is and the cost of fighting for independence. And in this, no rule has been broken, he said, adding that 660 Ukrainian athletes and coaches have been killed by Russia since the full-scale invasion began."
"Heraskevych was prevented from starting his race on Thursday as his helmet didn't comply with the rules, the IOC said. He was given the option to wear a black armband instead, and display the helmet straight after the competition. IOC President Kirsty Coventry said that while no one was disagreeing with the helmet's powerful message of remembrance and memory, the challenge that we are facing is that we wanted to ask or come up with a solution for just the field of play."
Vladyslav Heraskevych was prevented from starting his race at the Milan Cortina Games because his helmet design did not comply with IOC rules. The helmet depicted Ukrainian athletes killed in the war with Russia, which Zelenskyy called honouring remembrance and a reminder of Russian aggression and the cost of fighting for independence. The IOC offered Heraskevych the option to wear a black armband and display the helmet after competition. IOC President Kirsty Coventry said the issue concerned neutral field-of-play rules. Heraskevych received the Order of Freedom and called the ban the price of dignity. Ukraine will not withdraw its team.
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