IOC President also welcomed Ukraine’s long term sports strategy for engaging its population and benefiting from the values of sport
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky shared with the International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach plans to hoid the Olympics in Ukraine. This was discussed during the meeting of Zelensky and Bach in Kyiv, according to the press service of the President of Ukraine.
“President Zelensky informed the IOC President that Ukraine is determined to become a host for the Olympic Winter Games and that Ukraine would therefore enter into the dialogue phase with the IOC and will send a delegation to the IOC headquarters in Lausanne as soon as possible,” the message reads. Related: International Olympic Committee rules out North Korea for 2022
President Bach warmly welcomed the initiative, “given the great sports tradition of Ukraine, and after having seen a very impressive presentation of the most recent sports and sports infrastructure in the country.”
Ukraine has always been a pillar of the Olympic Movement and the IOC President welcomed Ukraine’s long term sports strategy for engaging its population and benefiting from the values of sport.
Last September, Minister of Youth and Sports of Ukraine Vadym Gutsait said that President Volodymyr Zelensky instructed him to start preparing the country for the Olympics.
And the head of the President’s Office Andriy Yermak said that Ukraine plans to participate in the competition to host the Olympic Games in 2028 or 2030.
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This is a bad idea on two counts. First, Ukraine don’t have enough money to host Olympic games. Secondly, Ukraine don’t have enough money to bribe this rotten, corrupt organisation.
No. Olympic Games are only benefical for countries with a corrupt regime like Russia. All building projects in Sochi were handed out to Putin’s oligharchs who of course paid him his share of the cake. In other countries, an Olympic Game is a loss.
Zelensky is a fool! Ukraine must find better ways to spend its precious little money, like for defense, education, infrastructure and etc.
I’m hoping by 2028 or 2030 Ukraine have replaced this guy with a proper leader.