{"id":11450,"date":"2023-07-30T09:00:39","date_gmt":"2023-07-30T09:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/infolight.ua\/2023\/07\/30\/drive-for-ukraine-russian-athletes-are-starting-to-renounce-their-citizenship-to-defeat-putin-s-russia-in-sports-photos-video-document\/"},"modified":"2024-05-15T22:27:40","modified_gmt":"2024-05-15T22:27:40","slug":"drive-for-ukraine-russian-athletes-are-starting-to-renounce-their-citizenship-to-defeat-putin-s-russia-in-sports-photos-video-document","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/infolight.ua\/en\/2023\/07\/30\/drive-for-ukraine-russian-athletes-are-starting-to-renounce-their-citizenship-to-defeat-putin-s-russia-in-sports-photos-video-document\/","title":{"rendered":"Drive For Ukraine: Russian athletes are starting to renounce their citizenship to defeat Putin’s Russia in sports (PHOTOS, VIDEO, DOCUMENT)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Well-known Ukrainian sportsmen-racing drivers have created and funded a team at their own expense to compete in the stages of one of the leading rally championships – World Rally Championship 2 (WRC 2)<\/strong>. The team, called Drive For Ukraine <\/strong>, is designed to promote Ukraine through sports and Ukrainian victories. The initiative was initiated by a well-known Ukrainian racing driver and public figure Yevhen Chervonenko<\/strong> (winner of the 2013 European Cup, vice-champion of the 2014 European Trophy).<\/p>\n\n

The team includes world-class motorsports stars and former Russian athlete Alexey Lukyanuk<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n

The involvement of Lukianiuk in the team is of particular importance. <\/strong>He is a two-time winner of the European Rally Championship in 2018 and 2020. Also in 2016 and 2019, Lukianiuk became the vice-champion of the series. He has repeatedly received the Colin McRae Award for the most spectacular performance at the ERC stage. With the onset of full-scale aggression, the athlete condemned the invasion and decided to continue to compete under the Ukrainian flag.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

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Lukianiuk has now openly condemned the Russian invasion and applied for Ukrainian citizenship<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n

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In the 20023 season, Ukraine will be represented by four athletes in two crews. The Ukrainian crews will compete in a Skoda fabia WRC 2. The tires are Pirelli and Hankook.<\/p>\n\n

At the first speed stage, the Lukianiuk-Chervonenko crew took 2nd place out of 91 participants.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n