Russian athlete: I no longer expect to be allowed to participate in the Olympics

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Russian athlete Danil Lysenko said he does not expect Russian athletes to be allowed to participate in the 2024 Olympic Games. DEA News.

“In principle, I do not expect that we will be allowed to participate in the Olympics now, I have set other goals. I am very happy that we are planning big launches – BRICS and Friendship Games, I hope everything turns out well, ”Lysenko said.

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 IOC refused to send an invitation to Russia to the Olympic Games in Paris until the deadline set for this, July 26, 2023.

The decision of the Russians to participate in the 2024 Games has been postponed indefinitely. At an IOC press conference, Bach said the decision would be taken “at least a year before the Olympics.”

Former World Athletics Champion and commentator Yolanda Chen He insisted Russia is not hugging athletes who are about to leave.

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