Silver medalist of the 2002 Olympics Irina Slutskaya in an interview on Alla Shishkina’s YouTube channel “Anhydrous” He stated that he would not stigmatize Russian athletes who decided to change their sports citizenship.
“I don’t stigmatize such athletes. I’m sure that each of them is secretly grateful for contributing so much to our country. Some will say that she is a traitor, others will say: “I lived for this,” Slutskaya said.
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.
In December 2023, the IOC announced that Russian athletes will be required to sign updated terms of participation in the Olympics; these terms included a commitment to respect the Olympic Charter, including the “peaceful mission of the Olympic movement”. Russian athletes who rank well in their disciplines will be allowed to compete.
Previously Tatyana Tarasova called it embarrassing The absence of the Russian flag at the last Olympics.
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Source: Gazeta
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