The French capital will not be happy with the arrival of Russian and Belarusian athletes. The newspaper writes that this was stated by the mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, during a trip to Kiev. Le Monde.
“I want to tell Russian and Belarusian athletes that they are not welcome in Paris,” the city’s president said.
He emphasized that the Ukrainian participants participating in the Olympic Games to be held in the French capital this summer are the exact opposite.
– very supportive.
Before that, it was known that Russian and Belarusian athletes could be admitted to the Olympics in Paris on a neutral status, provided that they had no relations with law enforcement agencies and did not represent team sports. If they win a gold medal, they will be rewarded with specially created wordless music.
The other day, two-time Olympic champion Lidia Ivanova in artistic gymnastics named Insult to International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach’s remarks that Russians would not boycott the Games in Paris.
Previously IOC accused in sectarianism.