Swedish Sports Confederation (RF) President Bjorn Eriksson evaluated the recommendations of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) regarding the admission of Russian athletes to international tournaments.
On March 28, IOC President Thomas Bach recommended at the organization’s executive committee meeting that Russians should be allowed to participate in international tournaments only as neutral athletes and only those who do not speak openly in support of the IOC. It is not affiliated with Ukraine and its national security services or armed forces.
“It is extremely sad and completely inappropriate to make such a decision on the part of the IOC, unless, in the situation we find ourselves in, what is happening in Ukraine (the wording is changed according to the official position of the Russian Federation) will not weaken.
I think it’s an illusion to distinguish which athletes are “neutral” and which aren’t, because there’s a risk of making mistakes,” Eriksson says. SVT.
It was also stated that Russian and Belarusian athletes should not be represented in team sports.
State Duma deputy Vyacheslav Fetisov, previously a two-time Olympic champion in hockey declarationThat the dream of Russian athletes has been taken away.