Sergei Bubka, pole vaulting legend and current president of the Ukrainian Olympic Committee, is worried about the safety of athletes from his country invaded by the Russian army.
“I spend every second of my days coordinating efforts to locate athletes, their coaches and their families and figuring out how best to help them,” he said in an interview published Friday by the International Olympic Committee. (IOC). “Some athletes, coaches and their families still live in war zones. We are trying to help them as best we can given the situation.”
The six-time outdoor world champion, 58, said the task was "very difficult" with communications often cut off. “We are really worried about their safety,” he added. The former world record holder hopes that his country's athletes can continue to compete despite the war.
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