Five-time Olympic champion Norwegian skier Johannes Klebo said the Olympiatoppen national team has been denied access to the training base. Words lead the way nettavisen.
Olympiatoppen is an organization that is part of the Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and the Sports Confederation, which has many sports facilities throughout the country.
Athletes have their own rules to follow. I won’t be the one standing in the doorway asking for something. I would like to have access, but I do not intend to waste time solving such problems, ”said Klebo.
Last season, Klebo won three gold and two silver medals at the World Championships held in Planica in the absence of rivals from Russia. He was also the winner of the Tour de Ski.
At the end of February 2022, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) issued a call to international sports federations and recommended that Russian and Belarusian athletes not be allowed to participate in any competitions.
formerly Klebo allowed Termination of the contract with the sponsor due to the company’s operation in Russia.