Russian figure skater and coach, world champion Alexei Tikhonov answered the question about the return of domestic athletes to international competitions.
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.
“Although it is too early to talk about this, I really hope the despair ends. The situation, including in sports, is really incredibly difficult. But I hope common sense prevails in the end. People are not stupid!
It’s clear that the Olympic movement is putting tremendous pressure on the entire sport, but what we’ve heard is not entirely hopeless.
I hope they believe in sports, friendship, the Olympic Charter. What the Olympic movement was created for is to unite people, to give them beauty, friendship, emotions, ”says the athlete “Sports Express”.
Earlier, it was reported that the sports ministers of the Czech Republic, Lithuania, Estonia, Latvia, Slovakia and Poland were dismissed. signed Statement against the return of athletes from Russia and Belarus to international competitions.