Yuri Borodavko, senior coach of the Russian cross-country ski team, said that they are definitely trying to prevent the Russians from participating in the 2024 Paris Olympics. “Championship”.
“The neutral situation in Pyeongchang and Beijing is one thing. What is required of us in Paris is completely different now. They’re trying to exclude us. “Everything is being done to prevent even those who seem to have met all the conditions from participating in the Games,” Borodavko said.
In the spring of 2022, the International Ski Federation (FIS) decided to suspend Russian and Belarusian athletes from international competitions until the end of the season. On October 22, this decision was extended for the 2022/23 season.
At the meeting of the Executive Committee of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) 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. Athletes representing law enforcement agencies and armed forces will not be allowed to compete.
previously named plus Exclusion of Russian athletes from international tournaments.