President of the Russian Hockey Federation (RHF) Vladislav Tretyak answered a question about the measures that Russian athletes should take during the sanctions period.
“How to survive? Preparation and training are the most important things for future beginnings. Because the main thing for an athlete is competition. I think our athletes will show up in international tournaments again tomorrow, if not today.
Therefore, all athletes are preparing anyway, because this is the goal in the life of every athlete – to become an Olympic champion, a world champion. Therefore, we hope that there will be better times, ”says Tretyak. “News”.
Recall that on January 25, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced that it was considering the possibility of admitting Russian athletes to international competitions in a neutral status, who did not support the conduct of a special operation on the territory of Ukraine.
Former State Duma deputy, Olympic champion in speed skating Svetlana Zhurova commented Mutual statements of the IOC and the European Parliament.