State Duma deputy, Olympic champion in speed skating Svetlana Zhurova, commented on the last words of Thomas Bach, head of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). Today, it is announced that governments do not interfere with the admission of Russian and Belarusian athletes to international competitions, she.
“Of course, he was already crushed under that pressure. I literally said that in the near future it will be brought to the point where Bach will say in accordance with all the rules of the Olympic Charter – come in general, everyone will compete without a flag, just as athletes. And peace in the world of sports. They can bring it, and if it does, it will clearly abide by the Olympic Charter. Thomas Bach can say that only athletes without a national identity come, ”says Zhurova Vprognoze.
On January 25, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced that it is considering the possibility of allowing Russian athletes who do not support the conduct of a special operation on Ukrainian territory to participate in international competitions in a neutral status.
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