Sports commentator and TV presenter Dmitry Guberniev spoke about the possible change of citizenship of Russian athletes in the face of suspension from international competitions.
“Should we fight him? Some people have personal goals. For example, chess player Alexandra Kosteniuk and sprinter Sofia Prosvirnova changed their citizenship.
Someone wants to go to the Olympics and change their citizenship – and I will not consider them traitors. It seems strange to me that at the moment there are so few people who want to change something in their life, ”the TV presenter said. Metaratings.ru.
At a meeting of the Executive Committee of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on March 28, it was recommended that the Russians be allowed to have a neutral status, if the athletes were not actively engaged in supporting hostilities. Athletes representing law enforcement and armed forces will not be allowed to compete.
It was previously reported that the Russian chess champion Alexei Sarana. changed citizenship and will represent Serbia.