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European governing body LEN<\/strong> has expressed its “strong support and solidarity with Ukraine\u2019s athletes” following the military invasion by Russian troops.<\/p>\n

It comes after\u00a0 the International Olympic Committee<\/strong> called on international federations<\/a> to cancel or relocate sports events being held or scheduled for Russia or Belarus.<\/p>\n

Premier League club Manchester United<\/strong> have dropped Russian airline Aeroflot’s sponsorship, the Formula One Grand Prix<\/strong> set for Sochi in September has been cancelled and May’s Champions League<\/strong> final has been switched from St Petersburg to Paris.<\/p>\n

UEFA<\/strong> – Europe’s football governing body – has said that Russian and Ukrainian clubs and national teams in UEFA competitions will have to play at neutral venues until further notice.<\/p>\n

Mykhailo Romanchuk<\/strong> is the most high-profile current Ukrainian<\/strong> swimmer with silver and bronze in the 1500 and 800 free respectively at Tokyo 2020<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Sergiy Frolov<\/strong> also competed at the 2020 Olympics and was sixth in the 800 free and eighth in the 1500.<\/p>\n

The statement from LEN read:<\/p>\n

“The Board of European Aquatics (LEN) would like to express our strong support and solidarity with Ukraine\u2019s athletes in these unprecedented times.<\/p>\n

“LEN believes in the spirit of sport, which brings nations together in a peaceful way, and strongly condemns all acts of violence. We urge all parties to work quickly on securing a diplomatic resolution to the crisis. LEN will now discuss, in a democratic manner, the best way to support Aquatics in this region.<\/p>\n

“In particular, all competitions, including the Women\u2019s Euro League Quarter-final game, scheduled in Russia are postponed to a date and place to be confirmed.<\/p>\n

“LEN is working in close contact with representatives of the Ukraine Swimming Federation to ensure they have the necessary support.<\/p>\n

“Discussions about how to manage the impact of the crisis on upcoming competitions has been added to the agenda for discussion at the next LEN Bureau meeting.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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