Milano-Cortina: Ukrainian professional athlete invalidated over battle tribute headgear

Ukrainian skeleton professional athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych was disqualified from the Olympic race for putting on a “safety helmet of remembrance” honouring professional athletes eliminated given that Russia’s invasion, breaching IOC regulations banning political messages in competitors. He can stay at the Games after a last-minute treatment by IOC President Kirsty Coventry, while his team prepares to appeal the incompetency.

Source: France 24

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