Kremlin 2024, Ukrainian athletes, 2024 Olympics, russian war

Neither the Ministry of Youth and Sports nor the National Olympic Committee of Ukraine made such statements. Athletes who represent Ukraine at international competitions have immunity from mobilization and the right to travel abroad. Therefore, it would be absurd to track their location. Such news is spread only by pro-russian accounts in social networks: "All Ukrainian athletes who will perform at the Olympics in Paris are required to wear personal GPS trackers. This should prevent any escape attempts." At the same time, disinformers refer to the head of the Ministry of Youth and Sports of Ukraine, Vadym Gutzait.

In fact, Vadym Gutzait never made such statements, and Ukrainian athletes should not wear GPS trackers at the 2024 Olympics. The words of an official of such status should definitely be on the official website of the NOC of Ukraine or in the sports media of the country, but nothing with a similar content can be found. A Google search for this quote by Vadym Gutzait also yielded no results.
In addition, currently the Acting Minister of Youth and Sports of Ukraine is Matvyi Bidnyi, and Vadym Gutzait held this position from March 2020 to November 9, 2023. Currently, Gutsayt is the president of the National Olympic Committee of Ukraine.
In a recent interview with AFP, the Acting Minister of Youth and Sports of Ukraine, Matvyi Bidnyi, emphasized that since the beginning of the war, the russians have killed about 500 Ukrainian athletes and coaches, including dozens of world and European champions. Sports infrastructure also suffered significant losses. russia damaged and destroyed more than 500 sports facilities, including 15 Olympic training bases throughout Ukraine.
According to the materials of Stopfake.org