Sergey Bubka didn't meet with Ukrainian athletes at Worlds

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1 year ago 08/15/2022 9:59pm EDT

Telegraph has a great article on the Ukraining Athletics President who is fightin in the war but also allowed to go Worlds and Euros.

The Athletics President said this about Sergei at Worlds "A slimmed down Ukraine contingent won two high-jump medals at those World Championships, where Pronin says he was disappointed that Ukrainian legend and World Athletics vice-president Sergey Bubka chose not to meet the athletes. “I don’t understand Sergey,” Pronin said. “I respect him as a great sportsman, but I don’t respect him as an official now.”

What is going on? A total no brainer for the Ukrainin Olympic head to meet with the Ukrainian athletes I would think.

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1 year ago 08/16/2022 2:50am EDT

Pole vault legend Sergey Bubka has claimed that “Ukraine will win” after the country was invaded by Russia.krogerfeed

1 year ago 08/16/2022 3:29am EDT

re: prime citizen

Vikki Noodlewoman wouldn't let him. Everybody knows she runs Ukraine, especially the ButtBoys.

1 year ago 08/16/2022 6:44am EDT

re: prime citizen

He is from the Donbass, so maybe he is a Russian Ukrainiac.

1 year ago 08/16/2022 1:12pm EDT

re: L'Berber

L'Berber wrote:
He is from the Donbass, so maybe he is a Russian Ukrainiac.

I understand that part of it.

But he's head of the Ukrainian Olympic committee. He said Ukraine would win the war. How is meeting with Ukrainian athletes a political statement?

If he's not going to actually support Ukrainian athletes shouldn't he get a new job?

1 year ago 08/18/2022 8:43am EDT

re: wejo

wejo wrote:

One would suspect an athlete of his status has been getting some oligarch-related supplementary income for some time now so is a bit compromised in that respect and has to tread carefully.

Which is not an excuse, just an explanation. As stated, if he's not going to support his athletes because he's compromised he should get a new job.

1 year ago 08/18/2022 9:14am EDT

re: wejo

wejo wrote:
L'Berber wrote:
He is from the Donbass, so maybe he is a Russian Ukrainiac.
I understand that part of it.
But he's head of the Ukrainian Olympic committee. He said Ukraine would win the war. How is meeting with Ukrainian athletes a political statement?
If he's not going to actually support Ukrainian athletes shouldn't he get a new job?

Weldon, you are replying to Coevett. Coevett makes things up (in other words, he lies) and likes to post inflammatory crap, like using the word "Ukrainiac".

Bubka is from the Donbass region but he has, at least publicly, supported Ukraine from the start.