Olympic cross-country skiing champion Veronika Stepanova gave her support to the senior coach of the Russian artistic gymnastics team, Valentina Rodionenko. who declaredIt has been reported that Russian gymnasts will not be able to participate in the 2024 Games under the conditions of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). He wrote about this topic himself telegram channel.
“I am pleased that Russian sport is led by women with strong character and self-confidence.
I do not always agree with Elena Vyalbe on everything, but here I fully support her and Valentina Rodionenko: either go to participate on equal terms, or let them pass through the Norwegian forest. “As someone who runs and wins both there and here, I declare that our forest has been better for a long time,” Stepanova wrote.
On December 8, the International Olympic Committee allowed athletes from Russia to participate in the 2024 Olympic Games with neutral status.
The IOC said Russian athletes will be required to sign updated conditions of participation, which include a commitment to respect the Olympic Charter, including the “peaceful mission of the Olympic movement”. Russian athletes who rank well in their own disciplines will be allowed to compete.
In 2022, against the background of the start of SVO in Ukraine, the president of the International Olympic Committee Thomas Bach recommended that international federations exclude Russian athletes from international competitions. On January 25, 2023, the IOC announced that it was considering the possibility of allowing Russian athletes who do not support the holding of the SBO to participate in international competitions in a neutral status.
Previously in Latvia named The IOC’s decision to allow Russia to participate in the Olympics is an insult.