State Duma deputy, Olympic champion in speed skating, Svetlana Zhurova, commented on the chances of Russian athletes to take part in the next two Olympics.
The Summer Games will be held from 26 July to 11 August 2024 in Paris, and the Winter Games will be held from 6 to 22 February 2026 in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo.
“Of course we will miss the Summer Olympics due to the lack of qualifying (competition). But it’s hard to speak for the entire Olympic cycle. It all depends on SVO. As soon as everything is finished, we will allow all competitions.
That’s what our foreign colleagues told us it was at the NWO. It is difficult to make predictions here, but our participation in the Olympics will clearly be difficult for us, ”says Zhurova sports24.
Recall that at the end of February 2022, the International Olympic Committee (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.
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