Thomas Bachchairman of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), has called in Lausanne, where the body is based, urgently Sergei Bubkaformer star of Ukrainian and world athletics, member of the IOC and chairman of the Ukrainian Olympic Committee. Bach he wants it to be Bubka the person in charge of coordinating and managing the humanitarian aid that the sports institution wants to send to Ukrainian territory after the Russian invasion.
“The IOC has urgently requested the gentleman Bubka to come immediately to Lausanne to coordinate all elements of humanitarian assistance to the Ukrainian Olympic Community. With the support of Olympic Solidarity in Lausanne and his team, Mr. Bubka will lead the allocation and distribution of the solidarity fund to the Ukrainian Olympic community and the sports movement, “he said. Bach in a public notice.
A hangman myth
Bubka is considered one of the best pole vaulters of all time, the world record of which he held for two decades. He began competing as a Soviet before the independence of Ukraine. At the age of 58, he led the Olympic movement in his now-invaded country.
