Olympic champion in artistic gymnastics Angelina Melnikova admitted that her thoughts are now focused on qualifying for the 2024 Friendship Games. stated that “Soviet sport”.
“Given the current conditions, I am not preparing for the Paris Olympic Games, but my hope does not decrease either. “Now I have the Friendship Games in my mind more than the Olympics,” said Melnikova.
Melnikova is the 2020 Olympic champion in the team championship, the 2020 Olympic bronze medalist in the individual all-around and floor exercise, and the 2016 Olympic silver medalist in the team championship.
The World Friendship Games will be held in Moscow and Yekaterinburg from 15 to 29 September 2024. This is the first multi-sport competition to include performances in all 25 Summer Olympic and non-Olympic sports.
On February 28, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) appealed to international sports federations, recommending that domestic and Belarusian athletes not be allowed to participate in any competitions. In addition, many competitions in which foreign athletes participated were moved from Russia.
He was previously part of the Friendship Games organizing committee He promised to investigate. With WADA.