Sports commentator and TV presenter Dmitry Guberniev telegram channel He described the Olympic champions’ remarks regarding the boycott of the 2024 Games in Paris as disingenuous.
“The monstrosity of the situation is that few people remember the heroes of “Friendship-84”… Almost no one… They remember and recognize the heroes who shone before in Moscow in 1980 (at the Olympic Games – Gazeta). .Ru) or later, in Seoul in 1988.
And the current Olympic champions who talk about boycotting Paris 24 or Milan 26 are very disingenuous… They already have Olympic gold and a solid sports retirement… And in general they don’t care about the current athletes. …” Guberniev wrote.
The Summer Olympic Games will take place between July 26 and August 11, 2024.
At the executive committee meeting of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on March 28, it was proposed to allow the Russians to remain in neutral status if the athletes do not actively support the fight. Athletes representing law enforcement agencies and armed forces will not be allowed to compete.
On October 12, the IOC announced the suspension of the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) until further notice, following the inclusion of the Olympic Councils of the DPR, LPR, Zaporozhye and Kherson regions in the Russian organization. The IOC also stated that it reserves the right to make a decision at the appropriate time on the admission of Russian athletes to the 2024 Olympic Games.
Previously, Russia was suspended from tournaments in the name sports genocide.