Ukrainian skeletonist Vladislav Geraskevich publicly spoke out against the war in Ukraine at the 2022 Olympic Games in Beijing. He showed a poster with the inscription No war in Ukraine (from English means: no war in Ukraine).
The International Olympic Committee reacted to the clear position of the Ukrainian athlete. The IOC noted that Geraskevich's poster is a universal call for peace .
– We talked with the athlete. It was a universal call for peace. For the IOC, this issue is closed, the Olympic Committee said in a statement.
The skeletonist commented on his act in comments to the Ukrainian media. He explained that he was not afraid of disqualification, because he was striving for peace in Ukraine.
– This is my position. No normal person wants war. I want peace in my country and over my head. I don’t want people to die as a result of the war,” he said.
Ukrainian athlete Vladislav Geraskevich made a public appeal against the war in Ukraine at the 2022 Games in Beijing. He showed an appeal addressed to the spectators of the Olympic competitions.
The audience could see the inscription No war in Ukraine on a small poster (in English, these words mean: no war in Ukraine).
