A 19-year old Ukrainian former biathlete has reportedly died while defending his country against Russia‘s invasion.
Yevhen Malyshev was reportedly killed this week, but exact circumstances are unknown, according to a report.
“The IBU expresses its deepest condolences on the loss of former Ukrainian biathlete Yevhen Malyshev (19), who died this week serving in the Ukrainian military,” the International Biathlon Union said in a tweet. “The Executive Board once again condemns the Russian attacks on Ukraine and the support provided by Belarus.”
Above all, the IBU expresses its deepest condolences on the loss of former Ukrainian biathlete Yevhen Malyshev (19), who died this week serving in the Ukrainian military.
The Executive Board once again condemns the Russian attacks on Ukraine and the support provided by Belarus.
— International Biathlon Union (@biathlonworld) March 2, 2022
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A Kyiv Post reporter held up a photo of Malyshev while asking questions at a press conference in Beijing after the International Paralympic Committee announced it would allow Russians and Belarussians to participate in competitions as “neutral athletes.”
The reporter asked IPC President Andrew Parsons what he would say to Malyshev’s family.
“The principle of political neutrality and the genuine belief in the transformative power of sport must be our North Star, our strength or perhaps our lifeboat. I cannot even start to imagine the pain that his family is feeling at the moment,” he said. “I can only tell them that my deepest thoughts are with them. This is absolutely not fair. It is disgusting. It is against humanity.”
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The Ukrainian reporter continuously pressed the committee on the decision, calling Russia and Belarus “aggressor nations.”
