There was a scandal at the “Unconquered Leningrad” rugby tournament in which young people participated.
By Telegram channel “Mutko Vs”Representatives of the Dagestan national team acted aggressively against their opponents, deliberately using martial arts techniques in fights.
“The Dagestan team behaved disgustingly. They applied psychological pressure to the children of Penza, shouted obscenities in their faces, deliberately hit their legs and threatened to cut them. As parents, we are afraid to send our children to tournaments. We ask you to organize the Dagestan team,” wrote one of the parents whose child participated in the competition.
At the end of February 2022, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) appealed to international sports federations, recommending that Russian and Belarusian athletes not be allowed to participate in any competitions.
At the meeting of the IOC Executive Committee 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.
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