Update in case of Ukrainian athlete disqualified from Winter Olympics over helmet

• Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych was disqualified from the 2026 Winter Olympics for wearing a “helmet of memory”.
• The helmet displayed images of over 20 Ukrainian athletes and coaches who have died in the war with Russia.
• Ukrainian businessman Rinat Akhmetov, owner of Shakhtar Donetsk football club, has now awarded Heraskevych more than $200,000 through his charity foundation.
• This sum is equivalent to the prize given to the nation's Olympic gold medallists and is intended to support his sporting career and advocacy for Ukraine.
• The International Olympic Committee (IOC) earlier said the helmet contravened Rule 50 of the Olympic Charter, which forbids political demonstrations at the Games.

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Ukraine skeleton racer disqualified at Winter Olympics gifted $200,000 by Shakhtar Donetsk owner