2015 world champion in 110m hurdles Sergei Shubenkov in an interview DEA News He said he was not surprised by World Athletics President Sebastian Coe’s statement that Russian athletes are unlikely to perform at the Paris 2024 Olympics.
According to him, no further words should be expected from the president of the International Athletics Federation.
I mentioned this: Even if we get permission from the IOC, there is also World Athletics. And even if not against the wall, they have their own opinion on this matter. And his views are far from the last, ”said Shubenkov.
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.
The games in Paris will be held from July 26 to August 11.
Former PRC President Stanislav Pozdnyakov accused Head of World Athletics in Russophobia.
Source: Gazeta
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