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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Sport
Andrew Gamble

IOC call for sporting events in Russia and Belarus to be scrapped or moved amid Ukraine war

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) have insisted that sporting federations should either move or cancel any upcoming events planned in Russia or Belarus amid war in Ukraine.

On Thursday, Russian troops entered Ukraine through Belarus when the invasion began on Thursday.

On Friday, Ukraine’s chief of staff revealed the Russians were utilising an airfield in neighbouring Belarus to prepare troops to attack Kyiv.

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