IOC Allocates $2 million to Support Ukraine’s Olympic community

3rd April 2022

Last modified on April 4th, 2022

The International Olympic Committee has said that more than $2m (£1.5m) has been set aside to help.

The fund was started last month after the invasion of Ukraine by Russia at the end of February.

• IOC offers financial support to Ukranian Olympic movement

The main objective of the initiative is to meet the immediate humanitarian needs of the Ukrainian elite and high-level athletes.

It is also to help training camps in Ukraine and abroad.

Some of the money is being used for the evacuation of athletes, coaches and family members from dangerous areas of military conflict.

Members of the Task Force are in daily contact with the Ukranian Olympic Officials and the Ministry of Youth and Sports.

$200,000 was immediately released, as many athletes, coaches and their families were in the war zone.

Money was also used to help Ukranian athletes at the Beijing Paralympics:

Президент Національного паралімпійського комітету України Валерій Сушкевич подякував за допомогу МОКу та НОКу України, а також оцінив виступ української збірної в столиці Китаю.@ukrparalympic https://t.co/zDoeLP8AWB

— НОК України (@OlympicUA) March 30, 2022

Since then further money has been used for Winter Sports teams and athletes.

• The Ukrainian team was able to take part in the European Youth Olympic Winter Festival  in Vuokatti, Finland.
• A team of five athletes and two coaches was helped in preparation for the freestyle moguls European Cup event in Livigno in, Italy.

“In these difficult circumstances, it is remarkable to hear about the great progress the task force is making to support the athletes and Olympic community from Ukraine,” said the IOC President, Thomas Bach.

“It is also impressive to witness these expressions of solidarity within the Olympic Movement, uniting to provide this much-needed support.”