Svetlana Moiseeva, head coach of the Russian diving team, spoke about the decision of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to allow Russians to participate in the 2024 Paris Olympics in neutral status and subject to a number of conditions. he stated RIA NewsHe said that the athletes were ready for this and were not disappointed.
“All this took so long that everyone got used to it. If they had been silent or said they would allow it, and then again – and only with conditions – then there would be disappointment. They were making up stories about something from the very beginning. Nothing has changed after the IOC decision, so I think everyone is ready for this,” said Moiseeva.
On December 8, the IOC allowed athletes from Russia to participate in the 2024 Olympic Games with neutral status. It was initially reported that eight Russians and three Belarusians received licenses for the Games, but on December 13 the IOC press service corrected this data. Now the organization’s website says that six Russian and five Belarusian athletes have won quotas for the Olympics.
In the same message, the IOC emphasized that “no flags, anthems or any symbols of Russia or Belarus will be flown at the Olympic Games” and “no government officials from Russia or Belarus will be invited to the Games.”
Previously Vyalbe statedThat he is not ready to replace the Russian flag with a “white cloth”.