Former boxer Konstantin Tszyu spoke about the recommendations of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on the admission of Russian athletes. “Match TV”.
“They brought sports into politics. This has never happened before. Sports and politics should be incompatible. We have to go our way,” Tszyu said.
Yesterday we got acquainted with the new requirements of the IOC for the admission of Russians to competitions. The organization recommended that the Russians be allowed to remain in a neutral status if the athletes did not actively support the war. Athletes representing law enforcement and armed forces will not be allowed to compete.
Recall that in the spring of last year many Russian athletes lost the right to represent Russia in the international arena.
Former US edition of USA Today criticized The position of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on the return of Russian athletes to international tournaments.