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Matvii Bidnyi
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Matvii Bidnyi is the sports minister of Ukraine.
Notable Quotes
"We will not be present at the opening ceremony. We will not take part in any other official Paralympic events."View Story →
"The flags of Russia and Belarus have no place at international sporting events that stand for fairness, integrity, and respect."View Story →
"In response to the Paralympics organisers’ outrageous decision to let russians and belarusians compete under their national flags, Ukrainian officials will not attend the Paralympic Games."View Story →
"This decision devalues the memory of more than 650 Ukrainian athletes who will never again compete."View Story →
"The reasons why Russia was banned from international sports competition have not disappeared. Nothing changes and it became even worse."View Story →
"The reasons why Russia was banned from international sports competition have not disappeared."View Story →
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