Valery Karpin, head coach of the Russian national team, said after the friendly match against the Cameroon national team that he was not aware of the details of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) decision to suspend the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC). ) For an indefinite period of time. His words were reported by socialbites.ca.
“I didn’t hear it, I didn’t see it, I didn’t read it. Did you have permission before this? Did something new happen? – said Karpin.
At the end of February 2022, the International Olympic Committee appealed to international sports federations, recommending that domestic and Belarusian athletes not be allowed to participate in any competitions due to the political situation.
At the meeting of the IOC Executive Committee on March 28, it was proposed to allow the Russians to maintain neutral status if their athletes do not take an active part in supporting military operations. Athletes representing law enforcement agencies and armed forces will not be allowed to compete.
The friendly match played between the national teams of Russia and Cameroon at the VTB Arena stadium in Moscow ended with the home team winning with a score of at least 1:0, with Fedor Chalov scoring the only goal. “socialbites.ca” caused Text online broadcast of the game.
Formerly at the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs statedThe IOC suspended the PRC under pressure from Washington.