Bubka: “We hope we can help as many Ukrainian athletes and people as possible”
Olympic champion and International Olympic Committee (IOC) Member Sergii Bubka, in his capacity as President of the National Olympic Committee (NOC) of Ukraine, has been tasked by the IOC with coordinating all elements of the humanitarian assistance provided by the Olympic Movement to the Ukrainian Olympic community and sports movement.
Within hours of the invasion of Ukraine by the Russian army, Bubka was already in touch with the Minister of Youth and Sports and members of the Olympic Movement to ensure his country’s athletes and sportspeople would be able to receive the necessary support – and his phone has not stopped ringing ever since.
In this interview, he details how this effort is taking shape, the difficulties faced while a war unravels, and the solidarity from the Olympic community.