Politics● LowSep 15 · Sep 15, 2026, 12:20 PM
Ukrainian Olympian Urges US To Bar Russian Athletes From 2028 Games
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Ukrainian skeleton racer and Olympian Vladyslav Heraskevych is urging US lawmakers and the State Department to deny visas to Russian athletes who seek to compete under the Russian flag at the 2028 Olympic Games in LA, arguing that Moscow has turned sport into an instrument of war propaganda.
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