A new voice has just been invited into the debate on a possible return of Russian and Belarusian athletes to international competitions. She is Ukrainian. And knows how to make himself heard. Former heavyweight boxer Wladimir Klitschko, Olympic champion in 1996 at super heavyweight, then double world champion among professionals, published a one-minute video message where he suggests that sports leaders will be complicit in war if the Russia and Belarus are present next year at the Paris 2024 Games. Filmed in front of buildings damaged by bombs, the former boxer's message begins with a “ Dear Thomas Bach“. It continues as follows: “ The world is watching you, history will judge you. Good luck with your decision. You are the representative of the universal values of tolerance and peace. I tell you: the Russians are the Olympic champions of crimes against civilians. You cannot put your Olympic emblem on these crimes because you will be complicit in this abominable war“. Wladimir Klitschko's older brother, Vitali, is the current mayor of kyiv.
