Ukrainian Olympian Is Disqualified Over Helmet With Images of War Dead

Scritto il 12/02/2026
da Victor Mather and Tariq Panja

Olympic officials had told Vladyslav Heraskevych that the helmet, featuring images of Ukrainian athletes killed in the war with Russia, violated the Games’ ban on political speech.Ukraine’s Vladyslav Heraskevych was disqualified for wearing a helmet to commemorate athletes who were killed in the war with Russia.