"There can be no equality between Ukrainian and Russian athletes," - Serhiy Stakhovsky

The stars talked about the necessary efforts on the sports front and voiced their position regarding the possible admission of Russians and Belarusians to the 2024 Olympics in Paris

On Thursday, February 9, professional tennis stars Elina Svitolina and Serhii Stakhovsky visited the studio "Breakfast with 1+1", which is broadcast on the 1+1 Ukraine TV channel.

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During the live broadcast, Elina and Serhiy spoke in more detail about the charitable goal for which they united - a master class for almost 300 children from all over Ukraine, which will be held today, February 9, in Vyshgorod.

"Such events psychologically stimulate the younger generation to work out in the gym, so we united because of this factor." – noted Serhii.

In addition, the legendary sportsmen shared how the international community currently perceives the war in Ukraine, whether the world is tired of the terrible news from the front, and what efforts need to be united on the sports front to bring the Victory of Ukraine closer.

"I was even asked whether the war in Ukraine is still going on. It was very painful to hear." - Elina shared her emotions.

The stars also talked about the work on their fronts - Serhiy about the situation on the front line, where he serves, and his recent return from Bakhmut, and Elina announced the resumption of her professional career and return to the court already in April this year.

They did not miss an important topic regarding the possible admission of Russians and Belarusians to the 2024 Olympic Games, which will be held in Paris, because currently the position of the International Olympic Committee is quite ambiguous:

"Our President gave the right message. To admit Russian and Belarusian athletes to the Olympics is to admit a flag with blood on a platform that should show some kind of unity, or at least equality. After all, our athletes have no place to prepare, they cannot return home... They have lost relatives and loved ones. And at the same time they have to enter the arena and confront the athletes who directly support all this?! Or do they have their own money and kill Ukrainians? This is definitely not about fair play. Therefore, I really hope that other European countries will join us and help, through political pressure, to prevent them from being allowed in ," Serhiy Stakhovskyi voiced his position.

By the way, Elina Svitolina, who recently became a mother, came to Ukraine for the first time since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, and spoke about her own feelings and emotions about what she saw:

"It was painful to return to Bucha and Irpin because I saw what was there before the full-scale war began. I will tell everyone that they must visit here to see what happened to our people . "

The full version of the "Breakfast with 1+1" broadcast is available atthis link .

Every day, the viewers of "Breakfast with 1+1" expect operational news, advice from specialized specialists, the inclusion of stars and Ukrainians who are doing everything for the victory of Ukraine. Don't miss the project every day from 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. on the 1+1 Ukraine TV channel, as well as on YouTube. You can also view the project on the Kyivstar TV online television platform.

We will remind that in June, the 1+1 media group together with Andriy Shevchenko, the best football player in Europe in 2004, the head coach of the national team of Ukraine (2016-2021), a legendary athlete who is known all over the world and a hero of Ukraine, launched the project "Sports front". This is a large-scale communication campaign, as well as a series of initiatives, videos and actions designed to draw the attention of the international sports community to the war in Ukraine. Nine videos are already available on the network, the heroes of which are Andriy Shevchenko himself , world judo champion Georgy Zantaraya , bronze medalist of the Olympic Games Hanna Rizatdinova , bronze medalist of the Olympic Games Stanislav Horuna , legendary goalkeeper Oleksandr Shovkovskyi , Olympic champion and silver medalist of the Olympic Games 2016 Oleg Vernyaev , Olympic champion Olga Harlan , Olympic champion Zhan Beleniuk , absolute Olympic champion of the 1996 Olympic Games Lilia Podkopaeva .