Honored figure skating coach of the USSR Tatyana Tarasova emotionally commented on the request made by Ukrainian former figure skater Oksana Baiul to the head of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Thomas Bach.
“He is an insurmountable fool! Such an explanation can only be explained by a lack of intelligence,” Tarasova quotes “Match TV”.
Baiul turned to Bach and asked him not to allow Russian athletes to participate in international tournaments, even if they had neutral status.
Recall that at the end of February 2022, the IOC made a call to international sports federations and recommended that Russian and Belarusian athletes not be allowed to participate in any competitions.
At a meeting of the IOC executive committee on March 28, it was recommended that the Russians be allowed a neutral status if the athletes did not actively support the hostilities. Athletes representing law enforcement and armed forces will not be allowed to compete.
Formerly Dmitry Svishchev He said Ukraine was trying to pressure the IOC by refusing to compete with the Russians..