Maria Zakharova, the official representative of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, was outraged by the latest criteria of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for the admission of Russian athletes to international tournaments.
“The decisions of the international federations were made possible by the recommendation of the International Olympic Committee. And what guides the IOC, you might ask? The fact that the political situation depends on sports? For example, here you can run on skis, but can no longer approach the bar? The geopolitical situation allows the ball to be thrown from the net, but it is no longer possible to throw the ball into the basket. This is no longer nonsense, this is some kind of game, ”says Zakharova “Match TV”.
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 Tatyana Tarasova Responded to how a call by Ukrainians to block Russian skaters from allowing the ISU’s decision would affect.