Ukrainian Paralympicians decided in protest to close their hands in Sochi medals

The Paralympic team of Ukraine intends to arrange protests during the awarding ceremony of the winners of the 2014 Winter Paralympics in Sochi, the Sports.ru portal found out. This was stated by the Minister of Youth and Sports of the country Dmitry Bulatov.

"He talked with the president of the National Sports Committee of the disabled Ukraine Valery Sushkevich, who is now in Sochi, together with our Paralympic team. He said that the Ukrainian team decided to express its protest against the intervention of the Russian troops, demonstratively closing the medal with his hand during the sound of the anthem of Ukraine at the Ceremony of the Paralympic Games," Bulatov wrote on his page in his page in his page in his page in his page in his page Facebook .

“The athletes had the idea to take medals at the ceremony in general, but for this, the team can really disqualify the team for the charter of the Paralympic Games,” the Minister of Sports said.

Recall that the Ukrainian team successfully performs at the 2014 Paralympics, having won three gold medals in Sochi. According to the total number of awards (14), Ukrainians occupy the second place in the team standings , second only to the owners of the competition (50).

Earlier, the Ukrainian Paralympicians threatened to boycott competitions in the Russian Federation, which was stated by the head of the Paralympic Committee of this country Valery Sushkevich on March 7. He then said that if, after the actions of Russia in relation to Ukraine, "irreparable" happens, then the team will immediately withdraw from the competition.

Not without a demars and at the opening ceremony of games, where instead of the entire delegation of the Paralympicians from Ukraine , only a banner participated in the parade.

We add that for athletes with the disabilities of the game in Sochi, not only the main start of the four -year anniversary, but also the opportunity to significantly correct their financial situation. According to the Local Sport Today portal, the Ukrainian paralympians have already earned a prize by more than 7 million hryvnias. Most of all - 1.6 million - will receive a two -time biathlon champion among athletes with visual impairment Vitaly Lukyanenko.