Deputy of the Russian State Duma Dmitry Svishchev spoke about the selection criteria of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for the admission of Russian and Belarusian athletes to the Olympic Games. “Sport Express”.
“It is a completely illegal decision. The IOC is to blame. When they decided to remove us and our Belarusian athletes, they realized that they had made a mistake. Now they were trying to get out of it nicely. It certainly does not work beautifully, ”said Svishchev.
Recall that the IOC Executive Committee planned to discuss the issue of admitting Russians to international competitions on March 28, but no decision was taken. The possible admission criteria remain: if allowed, athletes will be able to compete in neutral status and only in individual competitions, the Russian team will not be allowed to participate in team events.
On January 25, the 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 with a neutral status.
Russian journalist Dmitry Guberniev commented Decision of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to postpone the decision on the participation of Russian and Belarusian athletes in international competitions.