Rinat Akhmetov Donates $200,000 to Disqualified Vladyslav Heraskevych

Rinat Akhmetov donated $200,000 to Vladyslav Heraskevych after the Ukrainian skeleton athlete was disqualified from the 2026 Winter Olympics for wearing a helmet honoring fallen athletes.The International Olympic Committee and the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation ruled that the imagery, which featured photos of sportspeople killed during the war, breached regulations.Rinat Akhmetov, the president of the Shakhtar Donetsk football club, provided the funds to match the gold medal prize money and support the career of Vladyslav Heraskevych.