Three-time Olympic champion in figure skating and State Duma deputy Irina Rodnina in an interview “RB Sport” He stated that the value of the Olympic Games is decreasing every year.
According to him, this is happening due to questionable decisions of the leadership of the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
“The Olympic movement is experiencing a crisis and its leaders are blatantly contravening the Olympic Charter by selecting athletes based on their nationality. The value of the games decreases every year,” Rodnina said.
At the end of February 2022, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) appealed to international sports federations, recommending that Russian and Belarusian athletes not be allowed to participate in any competitions.
At the meeting of the IOC Executive Committee on March 28, 2023, it was proposed to allow the Russians to remain in neutral status if the athletes are not actively involved in supporting military operations. Some federations offer Russians to sign a declaration of neutrality in order to participate in tournaments.
It was previously reported that Tatyana Tarasova found Kamila Valieva’s requests to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) to be correct.