NewsNews16 August 2022

"Sports Front": Stanislav Horuna calls for a boycott of Russians and Belarusians

The Ukrainian karateka, Olympic bronze medalist Stanislav Horuna joined the "Sports Front" project, which the 1+1 media group implements together with T ribuna.com and with the support of the Ministry of Youth and Sports of Ukraine. The ambassador of a large-scale communication campaign, together with Andriy Shevchenko , Georgy Zantaraye , Anna Rizatdinova and other well-known sports representatives, calls to support the boycott of Russian and Belarusian athletes who spoke "for the war" or did not voice their position.

In the thematic video, Stanislav talked about the fact that since Russia started a full-scale war in Ukraine, most Ukrainian athletes lost the opportunity to train, and silence reigned in Ukrainian sports halls. At the same time, Russian and Belarusian athletes continue to support the killings, destruction and this brutal war by their silence.

UA: https://youtu.be/6Ni6HC9feLo EN: https://youtu.be/jlhbJ3nrUKo

"Belarusians are generally silent, although we have always been friends with their national team. At the competitions, they spoke sincerely and frankly about everything. Even during the fake elections in Belarus, they said that the self-proclaimed president Lukashenko was insane. However, now they remain silent, because they fear for their places in the national team, " Stanislav said.

In addition, the bronze medalist of the Olympic Games emphasized the importance of sharing on social networks thematic videos and publications calling for the disqualification of Russians and Belarusians on the international stage.

"Sportsmen are public people, at competitions they raise the flag of their country and remain role models (especially among young people). So it is through athletes that the Russian Federation always sends certain messages to the masses. For Russia, sport has always been a tool of propaganda, " commented Stanislav Horuna.

The video clip is available for viewing and sharing on social networks of the 1+1 media group and on the 1+1 YouTube channel. Also, the social campaign is broadcast within the telethon "Edyni Novyni".

Among the 1+1 media sites that are also involved in the project are TSN, "Breakfast with 1+1", "Profutbol Digital", FootballHub, "Pro sport", TSN.ua, UNIAN and many other resources. The project is implemented with the support of the Ministry of Youth and Sports of Ukraine, as well as the T ribuna.com publication .

The key hashtags of the initiative are #BoycottRussianSport, #TurnOffRussia, #StandWithUkraine, #StopWar, #russiaisateroriststate.

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. Three videos are already available on the network, the heroes of which are Andrii Shevchenko himself , world judo champion Georgy Zantara , and bronze medalist of the Olympic Games Hanna Rizatdinova . The project is implemented with the support of the Ministry of Youth and Sports of Ukraine, as well as the T ribuna.com publication .

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